diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f8c0ab66..2247391a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -67,3 +67,4 @@ conda-build/
 cover/
 travis-debug
 coverage.xml
+.eggs
diff --git a/mosaicweb/runTests.py b/mosaicweb/runTests.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5a79ac7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mosaicweb/runTests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+from tests.mosaicUnitTests import _mosaicUnitTests
+
+def runUnitTests():
+	testClass=_mosaicUnitTests(object)
+	testObject=testClass()
+
+	testObject.initialize_options()
+	testObject.verbose=0
+
+	testObject.run()
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+	runUnitTests()
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diff --git a/runTests.py b/runTests.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5a79ac7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runTests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+from tests.mosaicUnitTests import _mosaicUnitTests
+
+def runUnitTests():
+	testClass=_mosaicUnitTests(object)
+	testObject=testClass()
+
+	testObject.initialize_options()
+	testObject.verbose=0
+
+	testObject.run()
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+	runUnitTests()
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