diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 117db7c..36ce526 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,5 +37,6 @@ add_custom_target(uninstall
 option(DISABLE_TEST "Disable building of test framework." OFF)
 
 if (NOT DISABLE_TEST)
+    enable_testing()
     add_subdirectory(test)
 endif()
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 0432279..347676a 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,10 +13,7 @@ include_directories(
 
 link_directories( ${mbe_BINARY_DIR} )
 
-add_custom_target(test
-    DEPENDS mbetest
-    COMMAND mbetest
-)
-
 ADD_EXECUTABLE(mbetest ${SRCS})
 TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(mbetest mbe gmock gtest)
+
+add_test(gtest  mbetest)