diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fe82cbaf4a1..c950f15f87d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ SITELIB = $(shell python -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; pri
 
 all: clean python
 
+tests: 
+	PYTHONPATH=./lib nosetests
+
 docs: manuals
 
 manuals: $(MANPAGES)