diff --git a/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj b/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj
index 8ffa6b62f7..bbca4145c6 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj
+++ b/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@
     <LangVersion>6</LangVersion>
     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
     <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>AllRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
+    <StartArguments>--tests</StartArguments>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Reference Include="DeltaCompressionDotNet, Version=1.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=1d14d6e5194e7f4a, processorArchitecture=MSIL">