diff --git a/rest_auth/runtests.py b/rest_auth/runtests.py
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+#This file mainly exists to allow python setup.py test to work.
+import os, sys
+os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'] = 'test_settings'
+test_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+sys.path.insert(0, test_dir)
+
+from django.test.utils import get_runner
+from django.conf import settings
+
+def runtests():
+    TestRunner = get_runner(settings)
+    test_runner = TestRunner(verbosity=1, interactive=True)
+    failures = test_runner.run_tests(['rest_auth'])
+    sys.exit(bool(failures))
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    runtests()