diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 733056f82..853fe6196 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ coverage: ## run the tests and generate a coverage report
 
 # allow passing arguments to pytest
 unit_tests:
-	poetry run pytest tests/unit --instafail -ra -n auto -m "not api_key_required" $(args)
+	poetry run pytest --ignore=tests/integration --instafail -ra -n auto -m "not api_key_required" $(args)
+
 
 integration_tests:
 	poetry run pytest tests/integration --instafail -ra -n auto $(args)