diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c5e366b08..8ac89a809 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ plugin-dev: generate
 
 # test runs the unit tests
 test:# fmtcheck errcheck generate
+	go test -i $(TEST) || exit 1
 	echo $(TEST) | \
 		xargs -t -n4 go test $(TESTARGS) -timeout=30s -parallel=4