diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 44e0d2d..579c4d0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsc && copyfiles -u 3 \"src/db/migrations/*.sql\" dist/db/migrations && copyfiles -u 3 \"src/db/seed/*.sql\" dist/db/seed && copyfiles -u 2 \"src/messages/*.txt\" dist/messages",
-    "start": "node dist/index.js"
+    "start": "node dist/index.js",
+    "test": "tsc -p tsconfig.tests.json"
   }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/tsconfig.tests.json b/tsconfig.tests.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8dd932a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tsconfig.tests.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+    "extends": "./tsconfig.json",
+    "compilerOptions": {
+        "outDir": "./dist-tests",
+        "rootDir": "./"
+    },
+    "include": [
+        "tests/**/*"
+    ]
+}
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