diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 78afd00..4eb6368 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/make -f
 
 export PYBUILD_NAME=swh-model
 
 %:
 	dh $@ --with python3 --buildsystem=pybuild
+
+override_dh_auto_test:
+	PYBUILD_SYSTEM=custom \
+        PYBUILD_TEST_ARGS="python{version} -m nose swh -sva '!db'" \
+        dh_auto_test