diff --git a/cmake/CORALConfigTests.cmake b/cmake/CORALConfigTests.cmake
index f01a42ff034d419ab1b3ede19a71667491320d1c..12944b3a82b1e40a3ede299dbd1ef7e212df2e7f 100644
--- a/cmake/CORALConfigTests.cmake
+++ b/cmake/CORALConfigTests.cmake
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ function(coral_add_unit_test name)
   set_target_properties(${bin_name} PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/tests/bin)
   target_link_libraries(${bin_name} ${ARG_LIBS} ${CPPUNIT_LIBRARIES})
   add_dependencies(POST_BUILD_BANNER ${bin_name})
+  add_test(NAME ${test_name}
+           COMMAND ${bin_name}
+           WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/tests/${name})
 endfunction()
 
 # Copy and install python tests into the build and install areas