diff --git a/qa_check.sh b/qa_check.sh
index 1678c7da7..363454cc4 100755
--- a/qa_check.sh
+++ b/qa_check.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,5 @@
 # QA checks: run this before every commit
 
 ./manage.py check
-py.test
 flake8 --exclude='ipython_log.py*,migrations' .
 isort --check-only -rc .
diff --git a/test_and_qa_check.sh b/test_and_qa_check.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..1678c7da7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_and_qa_check.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# QA checks: run this before every commit
+
+./manage.py check
+py.test
+flake8 --exclude='ipython_log.py*,migrations' .
+isort --check-only -rc .