diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index c253c590b..5c68775f9 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -112,7 +112,13 @@ Finally, to start Electrum::
 
     ./run_electrum
 
+Run unit tests with `pytest`:
 
+    pytest electrum/tests -v
+
+To run a single file, specify it directly like this:
+
+    pytest electrum/tests/test_bitcoin.py -v
 
 Creating Binaries
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