diff --git a/tests/test_docker.sh b/tests/test_docker.sh
index 018ad85f..55771c14 100755
--- a/tests/test_docker.sh
+++ b/tests/test_docker.sh
@@ -16,9 +16,17 @@ cd .cache/docker
 cookiecutter ../../ --no-input --overwrite-if-exists use_docker=y $@
 cd my_awesome_project
 
-# run migrations
-docker-compose -f local.yml run django python manage.py migrate
+# run the project's type checks
+docker-compose -f local.yml run django mypy my_awesome_project
 
-# view backups
-docker-compose -f local.yml exec postgres backups
+# Run black with --check option
+docker-compose -f local.yml run django black --check --diff  --exclude 'migrations' ./
 
+# run the project's tests
+docker-compose -f local.yml run django pytest
+
+# return non-zero status code if there are migrations that have not been created
+docker-compose -f local.yml run django python manage.py makemigrations --dry-run --check || { echo "ERROR: there were changes in the models, but migration listed above have not been created and are not saved in version control"; exit 1; }
+
+# Test support for translations
+docker-compose -f local.yml run django python manage.py makemessages