diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 3d9a69d27..903d035ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
           echo "MIN_COVERAGE=$MIN_COVERAGE" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-      - name: Run Unit tests
-        run: make unittest optional_args="--junitxml=coverage-junit.xml --cov=. --cov-report xml:coverage.xml --cov-fail-under ${{ steps.coverage-value.outputs.MIN_COVERAGE }}"
+      - name: Run Python Tests
+        run: make python-test optional_args="--junitxml=coverage-junit.xml --cov=. --cov-report xml:coverage.xml --cov-fail-under ${{ steps.coverage-value.outputs.MIN_COVERAGE }}"
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
         with:
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@ jobs:
             coverage-junit.xml
             coverage.xml
           if-no-files-found: error
-      - name: Run Functional tests
-        run: make functionaltest
       - name: Setup node
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 227ccd9f6..77880d882 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ build-frontend: ## 🏗️ Build the Frontend webapp
 	@echo -e "\e[34m$@\e[0m" || true
 	@cd code/frontend && npm install && npm run build
 
+python-test: ## 🧪 Run Python unit + functional tests
+	@echo -e "\e[34m$@\e[0m" || true
+	@poetry run pytest -m "not azure" $(optional_args)
+
 unittest: ## 🧪 Run the unit tests
 	@echo -e "\e[34m$@\e[0m" || true
 	@poetry run pytest -m "not azure and not functional" $(optional_args)