diff --git a/doc/contrib/test.rst b/doc/contrib/test.rst
index 54fcc3584dbc4f8e434a382eac37a7dfd747aa33..0af2c4854a7d0bff6c9352edb4c43ee6625e7697 100644
--- a/doc/contrib/test.rst
+++ b/doc/contrib/test.rst
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 Tests
 =====
 
-C++ tests are located in ``/tests`` and Python (binding) tests in ``/python/test``.
-See the documentation on :ref:`building <building>` for the C++ tests and ``/python/test/readme.md`` for the latter.
+C++ tests are located in ``/tests`` and Python (binding) tests in 
+``/python/test``. See the documentation on :ref:`building <building>` for the
+C++ tests and ``/python/test/readme.md`` for the latter.
 
 Python tests
 ------------
@@ -18,3 +19,5 @@ mechanism. For tests to be discovered they must meet the following criteria:
 * The filenames must start with ``test_``.
 * The test case classes must begin with ``Test``.
 * The test functions inside the cases must begin with ``test_``.
+
+To run the tests locally use `python -m unittest` from the `python` directory.