diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 03e4ba1ef6..be1512a39d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Lint
         run: docker compose exec -T backend bash /app/scripts/lint.sh
       - name: Run tests
-        run: docker compose exec -T backend bash /app/tests-start.sh "Coverage for ${{ github.sha }}"
+        run: docker compose exec -T backend bash /app/tests-start.sh --message="Coverage for ${{ github.sha }}"
       - run: docker compose down -v --remove-orphans
       - name: Store coverage files
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
diff --git a/backend/README.md b/backend/README.md
index 27aabab578..8c30404b75 100644
--- a/backend/README.md
+++ b/backend/README.md
@@ -138,8 +138,22 @@ Nevertheless, if it doesn't detect a change but a syntax error, it will just sto
 To test the backend run:
 
 ```console
-$ bash ./scripts/test.sh
+$ bash ./scripts/start-test.sh
 ```
+...or inside docker:
+```console
+$ docker compose exec backend bash ./tests-start.sh
+```
+
+To run a specific test:
+```console
+$ bash ./tests-start.sh app/tests/api/routes/test_users.py::test_update_user
+```
+To run a specific test without coverage:
+```console
+$ bash ./tests-start.sh --no-coverage app/tests/api/routes/test_users.py::test_update_user
+```
+
 
 The tests run with Pytest, modify and add tests to `./backend/app/tests/`.
 
diff --git a/backend/scripts/test.sh b/backend/scripts/test.sh
index df23f702e3..72d3fea5ac 100755
--- a/backend/scripts/test.sh
+++ b/backend/scripts/test.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,28 @@
 set -e
 set -x
 
-coverage run --source=app -m pytest
-coverage report --show-missing
-coverage html --title "${@-coverage}"
+NO_COVERAGE=0
+MESSAGE="Coverage Report"
+
+while [[ "$#" -gt 0 ]]; do
+    case $1 in
+        --no-coverage)
+            NO_COVERAGE=1
+            ;;
+        --message=*)
+            MESSAGE="${1#*=}"
+            ;;
+        *)
+            TEST_PATH="$1"
+            ;;
+    esac
+    shift
+done
+
+if [ $NO_COVERAGE -eq 0 ]; then
+    coverage run --source=app -m pytest ${TEST_PATH}
+    coverage report --show-missing
+    coverage html --title "$MESSAGE"
+else
+    pytest ${TEST_PATH}
+fi