diff --git a/tests/test_docker.sh b/tests/test_docker.sh
index bebac148..78c5717a 100755
--- a/tests/test_docker.sh
+++ b/tests/test_docker.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ cookiecutter ../../ --no-input --overwrite-if-exists use_docker=y
 cd my_awesome_project
 
 # run the project's tests
-docker-compose -f local.yml run django python manage.py test
+docker-compose -f local.yml run django python manage.py 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; }
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/README.rst b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/README.rst
index 80e4aa92..c282f73a 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/README.rst
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/README.rst
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Running tests with py.test
 
 ::
 
-  $ py.test
+  $ pytest
 
 Live reloading and Sass CSS compilation
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^