diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0cf4967..d7ebcce 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
 gui = "scripts:ex_gui"
 obs = "scripts:ex_obs"
 observer = "scripts:ex_observer"
-test = "scripts:test"
+basic = "scripts:test_basic"
+banana = "scripts:test_banana"
+potato = "scripts:test_potato"
+all = "scripts:test_all"
 
 [tool.tox]
 legacy_tox_ini = """
diff --git a/scripts.py b/scripts.py
index 0ce4cd1..645e4ca 100644
--- a/scripts.py
+++ b/scripts.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import os
 import subprocess
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -18,5 +19,21 @@ def ex_observer():
     subprocess.run([sys.executable, str(scriptpath)])
 
 
-def test():
+def test_basic():
+    os.environ["KIND"] = "basic"
     subprocess.run(["tox"])
+
+
+def test_banana():
+    os.environ["KIND"] = "banana"
+    subprocess.run(["tox"])
+
+
+def test_potato():
+    os.environ["KIND"] = "potato"
+    subprocess.run(["tox"])
+
+
+def test_all():
+    steps = [test_basic, test_banana, test_potato]
+    [step() for step in steps]
diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
index e323cfe..1a4ba06 100644
--- a/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import os
 import random
 import sys
 from dataclasses import dataclass
@@ -6,8 +7,10 @@ import vban_cmd
 from vban_cmd.kinds import KindId
 from vban_cmd.kinds import request_kind_map as kindmap
 
-# let's keep things random
-KIND_ID = random.choice(tuple(kind_id.name.lower() for kind_id in KindId))
+# get KIND_ID from env var, otherwise set to random
+KIND_ID = os.environ.get(
+    "KIND", random.choice(tuple(kind_id.name.lower() for kind_id in KindId))
+)
 
 opts = {
     "ip": "testing.local",
diff --git a/tests/pre-commit.ps1 b/tests/pre-commit.ps1
index 0a6ade7..0f6fe63 100644
--- a/tests/pre-commit.ps1
+++ b/tests/pre-commit.ps1
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Function RunTests {
             $line | Tee-Object -FilePath $coverage -Append
         }
     }
-    Write-Output "$(Get-TimeStamp)" | Out-file $coverage -Append
+    Write-Output "$(Get-TimeStamp)" | Out-File $coverage -Append
 
     Invoke-Expression "genbadge tests -t 90 -i ./tests/.coverage.xml -o ./tests/$kind.svg"
 }
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ Function Get-TimeStamp {
 if ($MyInvocation.InvocationName -ne ".") {
     Invoke-Expression ".\.venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1"
 
-    RunTests
+    @("potato") | ForEach-Object {
+        $env:KIND = $_
+        RunTests        
+    }
 
     Invoke-Expression "deactivate"
 }