diff --git a/.build.yml b/.build.yml
index 6b4bce7..31ab756 100644
--- a/.build.yml
+++ b/.build.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,23 @@
 image: archlinux
 packages:
   - docker
+  - python-pip
+  - python-virtualenv
 sources:
   - https://git.sr.ht/~crocmagnon/blog
 secrets:
   - 2da6ddc6-3d12-4306-a1e4-8268c6194386
   - 29bc352f-0807-46e9-a4ef-2f869f94afa3
   - 5c948915-48c2-4542-8fc1-a5676f4d7126
+environment:
+  TESTING: true
 tasks:
+  - test: |
+      python --version
+      cd blog
+      virtualenv venv
+      venv/bin/python -m pip install -r requirements.txt -r requirements-dev.txt --progress-bar off
+      venv/bin/python -m pytest
   - setup_docker: |
       chmod +x ./blog/docker/setup-docker
       ./blog/docker/setup-docker
diff --git a/blog/settings.py b/blog/settings.py
index f85c602..d68e737 100644
--- a/blog/settings.py
+++ b/blog/settings.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ SECRET_KEY = os.getenv(
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
 DEBUG = os.getenv("DEBUG", "true").lower() == "true"
+TESTING = os.getenv("TESTING", "true").lower() == "true"
 
 ALLOWED_HOSTS = [
     "localhost",
@@ -130,7 +131,14 @@ USE_TZ = True
 
 STATIC_URL = "/static/"
 STATIC_ROOT = BASE_DIR / "static"
-STATICFILES_STORAGE = "django.contrib.staticfiles.storage.ManifestStaticFilesStorage"
+if TESTING:
+    # ManifestStaticFilesStorage requires collectstatic to be run
+    # and collectstatic is not run for tests
+    STATICFILES_STORAGE = "django.contrib.staticfiles.storage.StaticFilesStorage"
+else:
+    STATICFILES_STORAGE = (
+        "django.contrib.staticfiles.storage.ManifestStaticFilesStorage"
+    )
 
 AUTH_USER_MODEL = "articles.User"