diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index d52ec52..48effec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@ jobs:
           just sysinfo
       - name: Run Go Test
         run: |
-          just init tidy lint test
+          just init tidy lint tests
diff --git a/Justfile b/Justfile
index e0eb6f1..5b78d6e 100644
--- a/Justfile
+++ b/Justfile
@@ -15,9 +15,15 @@ tidy:
 
 # run tests across source tree
 [group('build')]
-test:
+tests:
     go test -v -race -count=1 ./...
 
+# run specific unit test
+[group('build')]
+[no-cd]
+test unit:
+    go test -v -count=1 -race -run {{unit}} 2>/dev/null
+
 # ensure copywrite headers present on source files
 [group('lint')]
 copywrite: