diff --git a/test/test_compile_lib.py b/test/test_compile_lib.py
index d53df8cb..42b55904 100644
--- a/test/test_compile_lib.py
+++ b/test/test_compile_lib.py
@@ -21,3 +21,8 @@ def check_compile_lib(scheme_name, implementation_name):
         ['make'],
         implementation.path()
     )
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    import nose
+    nose.runmodule()
diff --git a/test/test_functest.py b/test/test_functest.py
index b40ad2c9..0b255075 100644
--- a/test/test_functest.py
+++ b/test/test_functest.py
@@ -21,3 +21,8 @@ def check_functest(scheme_name, implementation_name):
         ['./functest_{}_{}'.format(scheme_name, implementation_name)],
         os.path.join('..', 'bin'),
     )
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    import nose
+    nose.runmodule()
diff --git a/test/test_license.py b/test/test_license.py
index 707f170d..e06e703e 100644
--- a/test/test_license.py
+++ b/test/test_license.py
@@ -15,3 +15,8 @@ def check_license(scheme_name, implementation_name):
     p1 = os.path.join(implementation.path(), 'LICENSE')
     p2 = os.path.join(implementation.path(), 'LICENSE.txt')
     assert(os.path.isfile(p1) or os.path.isfile(p2))
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    import nose
+    nose.runmodule()
diff --git a/test/test_metadata.py b/test/test_metadata.py
index 1faf8a73..44a9257f 100644
--- a/test/test_metadata.py
+++ b/test/test_metadata.py
@@ -116,3 +116,8 @@ def check_element(field, element, props):
 
     if type_ == dict:
         check_spec(element, props['spec'].items())
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    import nose
+    nose.runmodule()
diff --git a/test/test_symbol_namespace.py b/test/test_symbol_namespace.py
index 33386b5f..6ae9485a 100644
--- a/test/test_symbol_namespace.py
+++ b/test/test_symbol_namespace.py
@@ -44,3 +44,8 @@ def check_symbol_namespace(scheme_name, implementation_name):
         for symbol in non_namespaced:
             print("\ttype: {}, symbol: {}".format(symtype, symbol))
         assert(False)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    import nose
+    nose.runmodule()