diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 602a8613d..71fbac3ff 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ script:
   - cargo clippy -- -D clippy::style -D clippy::correctness -D clippy::complexity -D clippy::perf
   - cargo install diesel_cli --no-default-features --features postgres --force
   - diesel migration run
-  - cargo test
+  - cargo test --workspace
 env:
   global:
     - DATABASE_URL=postgres://lemmy:password@localhost:5432/lemmy
diff --git a/docs/src/contributing_tests.md b/docs/src/contributing_tests.md
index ccce67250..d4168e190 100644
--- a/docs/src/contributing_tests.md
+++ b/docs/src/contributing_tests.md
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ following commands in the `server` subfolder:
 
 ```bash
 psql -U lemmy -c "DROP SCHEMA public CASCADE; CREATE SCHEMA public;"
-export DATABASE_URL=postgres://lemmy:password@localhost:5432/lemmy
-diesel migration run
-RUST_TEST_THREADS=1 cargo test --workspace
+./test.sh
 ```
 
 ### Federation
diff --git a/server/test.sh b/server/test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..9a8e445b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+export DATABASE_URL=postgres://lemmy:password@localhost:5432/lemmy
+diesel migration run
+export LEMMY_DATABASE_URL=postgres://lemmy:password@localhost:5432/lemmy
+RUST_TEST_THREADS=1 cargo test --workspace