diff --git a/.github/workflows/kubernetes_test.yaml b/.github/workflows/kubernetes_test.yaml
index fa2cf24476..86bc51394a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kubernetes_test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kubernetes_test.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ on:
       - "nebari/**"
       - "setup.cfg"
       - "pyproject.toml"
+      - "pytest.ini"
   push:
     branches:
       - main
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ on:
       - "nebari/**"
       - "setup.cfg"
       - "pyproject.toml"
+      - "pytest.ini"
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
       pr_number:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index 9a8c2c9d9b..c8dbd9699f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ on:
       - "nebari/**"
       - "setup.cfg"
       - "pyproject.toml"
+      - "pytest.ini"
   push:
     branches:
       - main
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ on:
       - "nebari/**"
       - "setup.cfg"
       - "pyproject.toml"
+      - "pytest.ini"
 
 jobs:
   test-general:
diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
index 52d7c71f36..f99e183747 100644
--- a/pytest.ini
+++ b/pytest.ini
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
 [pytest]
+addopts =
+    # show tests that (f)ailed, (E)rror, or (X)passed in the summary
+    -rfEX
+    # Make tracebacks shorter
+    --tb=native
+    # enable all warnings
+    -Wd
 markers =
     conda: conda required to run this test (deselect with '-m \"not conda\"')
+testpaths =
+    tests
+xfail_strict = True