diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 929dbaca..ce1cc30b 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -355,6 +355,10 @@ add_subdirectory(jthread)
 add_subdirectory(script)
 add_subdirectory(util)
 
+set (unittests_SRCS
+	test.cpp
+)
+
 set(common_SRCS
 	ban.cpp
 	base64.cpp
@@ -422,7 +426,6 @@ set(common_SRCS
 	sound.cpp
 	staticobject.cpp
 	subgame.cpp
-	test.cpp
 	tool.cpp
 	treegen.cpp
 	version.cpp
@@ -435,6 +438,7 @@ set(common_SRCS
 	${JTHREAD_SRCS}
 	${common_SCRIPT_SRCS}
 	${UTIL_SRCS}
+	${unittests_SRCS}
 )
 
 # This gives us the icon and file version information
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 092fa9e1..33cb34f6 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -17,19 +17,6 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 */
 
-#ifdef NDEBUG
-	/*#ifdef _WIN32
-		#pragma message ("Disabling unit tests")
-	#else
-		#warning "Disabling unit tests"
-	#endif*/
-	// Disable unit tests
-	#define ENABLE_TESTS 0
-#else
-	// Enable unit tests
-	#define ENABLE_TESTS 1
-#endif
-
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 #ifndef SERVER // Dedicated server isn't linked with Irrlicht
 	#pragma comment(lib, "Irrlicht.lib")
@@ -279,9 +266,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 #ifndef __ANDROID__
 	// Run unit tests
-	if ((ENABLE_TESTS && cmd_args.getFlag("disable-unittests") == false)
-			|| cmd_args.getFlag("enable-unittests") == true) {
+	if (cmd_args.getFlag("do-unittests")) {
 		run_tests();
+		return 0;
 	}
 #endif
 
@@ -352,10 +339,8 @@ static void set_allowed_options(OptionList *allowed_options)
 			_("Load configuration from specified file"))));
 	allowed_options->insert(std::make_pair("port", ValueSpec(VALUETYPE_STRING,
 			_("Set network port (UDP)"))));
-	allowed_options->insert(std::make_pair("disable-unittests", ValueSpec(VALUETYPE_FLAG,
-			_("Disable unit tests"))));
-	allowed_options->insert(std::make_pair("enable-unittests", ValueSpec(VALUETYPE_FLAG,
-			_("Enable unit tests"))));
+	allowed_options->insert(std::make_pair("do-unittests", ValueSpec(VALUETYPE_FLAG,
+			_("Run the unit tests and exit"))));
 	allowed_options->insert(std::make_pair("map-dir", ValueSpec(VALUETYPE_STRING,
 			_("Same as --world (deprecated)"))));
 	allowed_options->insert(std::make_pair("world", ValueSpec(VALUETYPE_STRING,
diff --git a/src/test.cpp b/src/test.cpp
index d8ab6336..40943035 100644
--- a/src/test.cpp
+++ b/src/test.cpp
@@ -2132,9 +2132,9 @@ void run_tests()
 	TEST(TestCollision);
 	if(INTERNET_SIMULATOR == false){
 		TEST(TestSocket);
-		dout_con<<"=== BEGIN RUNNING UNIT TESTS FOR CONNECTION ==="<<std::endl;
+		dout_con << "=== BEGIN RUNNING UNIT TESTS FOR CONNECTION ===" << std::endl;
 		TEST(TestConnection);
-		dout_con<<"=== END RUNNING UNIT TESTS FOR CONNECTION ==="<<std::endl;
+		dout_con << "=== END RUNNING UNIT TESTS FOR CONNECTION ===" << std::endl;
 	}
 
 	log_set_lev_silence(LMT_ERROR, false);
@@ -2142,13 +2142,13 @@ void run_tests()
 	delete idef;
 	delete ndef;
 
-	if(tests_failed == 0){
-		infostream<<"run_tests(): "<<tests_failed<<" / "<<tests_run<<" tests failed."<<std::endl;
-		infostream<<"run_tests() passed."<<std::endl;
+	if(tests_failed == 0) {
+		actionstream << "run_tests(): " << tests_failed << " / " << tests_run << " tests failed." << std::endl;
+		actionstream << "run_tests() passed." << std::endl;
 		return;
 	} else {
-		errorstream<<"run_tests(): "<<tests_failed<<" / "<<tests_run<<" tests failed."<<std::endl;
-		errorstream<<"run_tests() aborting."<<std::endl;
+		errorstream << "run_tests(): " << tests_failed << " / " << tests_run << " tests failed." << std::endl;
+		errorstream << "run_tests() aborting." << std::endl;
 		abort();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/util/travis/script.sh b/util/travis/script.sh
index c37816ce..437cf1ac 100755
--- a/util/travis/script.sh
+++ b/util/travis/script.sh
@@ -3,8 +3,12 @@
 if [ $WINDOWS = "no" ]; then
 	mkdir -p travisbuild
 	cd travisbuild
-	cmake -DENABLE_GETTEXT=1 -DENABLE_LEVELDB=1 -DENABLE_REDIS=1 ..
+	cmake -DENABLE_GETTEXT=1 -DENABLE_LEVELDB=1 -DENABLE_REDIS=1 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug ..
 	make -j2
+	echo "Running unit tests for minetest"
+	../bin/minetest --do-unittests
+	echo "Running unit tests for minetestserver"
+	../bin/minetestserver --do-unittests
 else
 	[ $CC = "clang" ] && exit 1 # Not supposed to happen
 	# We need to have our build directory outside of the minetest directory because