diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index dabce13..c657ec9 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,8 +1,23 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # vim: set sw=4 et:
 
+from setuptools.command.test import test as TestCommand
+import sys
 import setuptools 
 
+# special class needs to be added to support the pytest written dump-anydbm tests
+class PyTest(TestCommand):
+    def finalize_options(self):
+        TestCommand.finalize_options(self)
+        self.test_args = []
+        self.test_suite = True
+    def run_tests(self):
+        #import here, cause outside the eggs aren't loaded
+        import pytest
+        errno = pytest.main(self.test_args)
+        sys.exit(errno)
+
+
 setuptools.setup(name='warcprox',
         version='1.1',
         description='WARC writing MITM HTTP/S proxy',
@@ -14,7 +29,8 @@ setuptools.setup(name='warcprox',
         packages=['warcprox'],
         install_requires=['pyopenssl', 'warctools>=4.8.3'],  # gdbm not in pip :(
         dependency_links=['git+https://github.com/internetarchive/warctools.git#egg=warctools-4.8.3'],
-        tests_require=['requests>=2.0.1'],  # >=2.0.1 for https://github.com/kennethreitz/requests/pull/1636
+        tests_require=['requests>=2.0.1', 'pytest'],  # >=2.0.1 for https://github.com/kennethreitz/requests/pull/1636
+        cmdclass = {'test': PyTest},
         test_suite='warcprox.tests',
         scripts=['bin/dump-anydbm', 'bin/warcprox'],
         zip_safe=False,
diff --git a/warcprox/tests/test_dump-anydbm.py b/warcprox/tests/test_dump-anydbm.py
index 1fddefc..7c973a6 100644
--- a/warcprox/tests/test_dump-anydbm.py
+++ b/warcprox/tests/test_dump-anydbm.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import pytest
 import os
 import tempfile
 import subprocess # to access the script from shell
+import sys
 
 # will try as python 3 then default to python 2 modules
 try:
@@ -34,8 +35,9 @@ key1 = 'very first key'
 key2 = 'second key'
 val1 = 'very first value'
 val2 = 'second value'
-dump_anydbm = "dump-anydbm"
 
+py = sys.executable
+dump_anydbm_loc = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__))), "bin/dump-anydbm")
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="function")
 def gdbm_test_db(request):
@@ -94,8 +96,11 @@ def dumbdbm_test_db(request):
 
 def test_dumpanydbm_identify_gdbm(gdbm_test_db):
     print("running test_dumpanydbm_identify_gdbm")
-    output = subprocess.check_output([dump_anydbm, gdbm_test_db])
-    print(b"script printout: \n" + output)
+    output = subprocess.check_output([py, dump_anydbm_loc, gdbm_test_db])
+    print(b"script printout: ")
+    print(output)
+    print(b"check_one: ")
+    print(gdbm_test_db.encode(encoding='UTF-8') + b' is a ' + gdbm_type + b' db\nvery first key:very first value\nsecond key:second value\n')
 
     assert (output == gdbm_test_db.encode(encoding='UTF-8') + b' is a ' + gdbm_type + b' db\nvery first key:very first value\nsecond key:second value\n' or
             output == gdbm_test_db.encode(encoding='UTF-8') + b' is a ' + gdbm_type + b' db\nsecond key:second value\nvery first key:very first value\n')
@@ -103,8 +108,11 @@ def test_dumpanydbm_identify_gdbm(gdbm_test_db):
 
 def test_dumpanydbm_identify_ndbm(ndbm_test_db):
     print("running test_dumpanydbm_identify_ndbm")
-    output = subprocess.check_output([dump_anydbm, ndbm_test_db])
-    print(b"script printout: \n" + output)
+    output = subprocess.check_output([py, dump_anydbm_loc, ndbm_test_db])
+    print(b"script printout: ")
+    print(output)
+    print(b"check_one: ")
+    print(ndbm_test_db.encode(encoding='UTF-8') + b' is a ' + ndbm_type + b' db\nvery first key:very first value\nsecond key:second value\n')
 
     assert (output == ndbm_test_db.encode(encoding='UTF-8') + b' is a ' + ndbm_type + b' db\nvery first key:very first value\nsecond key:second value\n' or
             output == ndbm_test_db.encode(encoding='UTF-8') + b' is a ' + ndbm_type + b' db\nsecond key:second value\nvery first key:very first value\n')
@@ -112,8 +120,12 @@ def test_dumpanydbm_identify_ndbm(ndbm_test_db):
 
 def test_dumpanydbm_identify_dumbdbm(dumbdbm_test_db):
     print("running test_dumpanydbm_identify_dumbdbm")
-    output = subprocess.check_output([dump_anydbm, dumbdbm_test_db])
-    print(b"script printout: \n" + output)
+
+    output = subprocess.check_output([py, dump_anydbm_loc, dumbdbm_test_db])
+    print(b"script printout: ")
+    print(output)
+    print(b"check_one: ")
+    print(dumbdbm_test_db.encode(encoding='UTF-8') + b' is a ' + dumb_type + b' db\nvery first key:very first value\nsecond key:second value\n')
 
     assert (output == dumbdbm_test_db.encode(encoding='UTF-8') + b' is a ' + dumb_type + b' db\nvery first key:very first value\nsecond key:second value\n' or
             output == dumbdbm_test_db.encode(encoding='UTF-8') + b' is a ' + dumb_type + b' db\nsecond key:second value\nvery first key:very first value\n')