diff --git a/Makefile.local b/Makefile.local
--- a/Makefile.local
+++ b/Makefile.local
@@ -67,9 +67,22 @@
 test-full:
 	$(TEST) $(TESTFULL_FLAGS) $(TEST_DIRS)
 
-test-frontend: build-webpack-test run-migrations-test
-	python3 swh/web/manage.py runserver --nostatic --settings=swh.web.settings.tests & sleep 10 && $(YARN) run cypress run && pkill -P $$! && $(YARN) run mochawesome
+.PHONY: test-frontend-cmd
+test-frontend-cmd: build-webpack-test run-migrations-test
+	python3 swh/web/manage.py runserver --nostatic --settings=swh.web.settings.tests & sleep 10 && $(YARN) run cypress run ; pkill -P $$! ; $(YARN) run mochawesome
 
-test-frontend-ui: build-webpack-test run-migrations-test
+test-frontend: export CYPRESS_SKIP_SLOW_TESTS=1
+test-frontend: test-frontend-cmd
+
+test-frontend-full: export CYPRESS_SKIP_SLOW_TESTS=0
+test-frontend-full: test-frontend-cmd
+
+.PHONY: test-frontend-ui-cmd
+test-frontend-ui-cmd: build-webpack-test run-migrations-test
 	bash -c "trap 'trap - SIGINT SIGTERM ERR EXIT; jobs -p | head -1 | xargs pkill -P' SIGINT SIGTERM ERR EXIT; python3 swh/web/manage.py runserver --nostatic --settings=swh.web.settings.tests & sleep 10 && $(YARN) run cypress open"
 
+test-frontend-ui: export CYPRESS_SKIP_SLOW_TESTS=1
+test-frontend-ui: test-frontend-ui-cmd
+
+test-frontend-full-ui: export CYPRESS_SKIP_SLOW_TESTS=0
+test-frontend-full-ui: test-frontend-ui-cmd
diff --git a/cypress.json b/cypress.json
--- a/cypress.json
+++ b/cypress.json
@@ -16,5 +16,8 @@
       "html": false,
       "json": true
     }
+  },
+  "env": {
+    "SKIP_SLOW_TESTS": 1
   }
 }
diff --git a/cypress/integration/content-rendering.spec.js b/cypress/integration/content-rendering.spec.js
--- a/cypress/integration/content-rendering.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/content-rendering.spec.js
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
  * See top-level LICENSE file for more information
  */
 
-import {checkLanguageHighlighting} from '../utils';
+import {checkLanguageHighlighting, describeSlowTests} from '../utils';
 
-describe('Code highlighting tests', function() {
+describeSlowTests('Code highlighting tests', function() {
 
   const extensions = require('../fixtures/source-file-extensions.json');
 
diff --git a/cypress/utils/index.js b/cypress/utils/index.js
--- a/cypress/utils/index.js
+++ b/cypress/utils/index.js
@@ -50,3 +50,5 @@
   const range = end - start;
   return Math.floor(Math.random() * range) + start;
 }
+
+export const describeSlowTests = Cypress.env('SKIP_SLOW_TESTS') === 1 ? describe.skip : describe;