diff --git a/BUILD.md b/BUILD.md
index ee62a397..43328e0d 100644
--- a/BUILD.md
+++ b/BUILD.md
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ The build script itself is `build.cake`, written in Cake's C#-like DSL using the
   
   `-archive`: Enable the generation of publishable archives after a build.
 
+  `-runTests`: Enable running of tests in the cake file. By default, the tests are skipped. 
+
 ## Targets
 
 **Default**: Alias for Local.
diff --git a/build.cake b/build.cake
index f61b65f9..e7da44ad 100644
--- a/build.cake
+++ b/build.cake
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ Task("DotnetPackPublished")
 Task("TestAll")
     .IsDependentOn("Test")
     .IsDependentOn("TestCore")
+    .WithCriteria(c => HasArgument("runTests"))
     .Does(() =>{});
 
 /// <summary>
@@ -287,6 +288,7 @@ Task("TestAll")
 Task("TestCore")
     .IsDependentOn("Setup")
     .IsDependentOn("Restore")
+    .WithCriteria(c => HasArgument("runTests"))
     .Does(() =>
 {
     var testProjects = buildPlan.TestProjects
@@ -311,6 +313,7 @@ Task("Test")
 	.IsDependentOn("SRGen")
     .IsDependentOn("CodeGen")
     .IsDependentOn("BuildTest")
+    .WithCriteria(c => HasArgument("runTests"))
     .Does(() =>
 {
     foreach (var pair in buildPlan.TestProjects)