diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index 7439b5835..b06b11286 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -76,12 +76,8 @@ optical_prop_unit_tests  : $(LIB_DEPS) mo_testing_utils.o optical_prop_unit_test
 .PHONY: tests
 tests:
 	cp ${RRTMGP_DATA}/examples/rfmip-clear-sky/inputs/multiple_input4MIPs_radiation_RFMIP_UColorado-RFMIP-1-2_none.nc ./test_atmospheres.nc
-	$(RUN_CMD) (./optical_prop_unit_tests && ./rte_unit_tests && \
-		        ./check_equivalence test_atmospheres.nc ${RRTMGP_DATA}/rrtmgp-gas-lw-g128.nc && \
-				./check_equivalence test_atmospheres.nc ${RRTMGP_DATA}/rrtmgp-gas-sw-g224.nc && \
-				./check_equivalence test_atmospheres.nc ${RRTMGP_DATA}/rrtmgp-gas-sw-g112.nc && \
-				./check_variants    test_atmospheres.nc ${RRTMGP_DATA}/rrtmgp-gas-lw-g256.nc ${RRTMGP_DATA}/rrtmgp-gas-lw-g128.nc && \
-				./check_variants    test_atmospheres.nc ${RRTMGP_DATA}/rrtmgp-gas-sw-g224.nc ${RRTMGP_DATA}/rrtmgp-gas-sw-g112.nc )
+	$(RUN_CMD) bash all_tests.sh
+
 
 check:
 	echo "Nothing to check in tests/"
diff --git a/tests/all_tests.sh b/tests/all_tests.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8c25d354a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/all_tests.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+set -e
+./optical_prop_unit_tests
+./rte_unit_tests
+./check_equivalence test_atmospheres.nc ${RRTMGP_DATA}/rrtmgp-gas-lw-g128.nc
+./check_equivalence test_atmospheres.nc ${RRTMGP_DATA}/rrtmgp-gas-sw-g224.nc
+./check_equivalence test_atmospheres.nc ${RRTMGP_DATA}/rrtmgp-gas-sw-g112.nc
+./check_variants    test_atmospheres.nc ${RRTMGP_DATA}/rrtmgp-gas-lw-g256.nc ${RRTMGP_DATA}/rrtmgp-gas-lw-g128.nc
+./check_variants    test_atmospheres.nc ${RRTMGP_DATA}/rrtmgp-gas-sw-g224.nc ${RRTMGP_DATA}/rrtmgp-gas-sw-g112.nc 
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