diff --git a/backend/scripts/tests-start.sh b/backend/scripts/tests-start.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89dcb0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/scripts/tests-start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+set -x
+
+python app/tests_pre_start.py
+
+bash scripts/test.sh "$@"