diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 350aa9a4..9bcdebc2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 all: clean-pyc test
 
 test:
+	pip install -r test-requirements.txt -q
 	FLASK_DEBUG= py.test tests examples
 
 tox-test:
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e079f8a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pytest