diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 87319f0a..c5c539f3 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,4 @@ notifications:
   email: false
 
 script:
-  - make validate
-  - make test-unit
-  - make test-integration
+  - make check
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3fa942b9..60c963ce 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ man:
 shell: build-container
 	$(DOCKER_RUN_DOCKER) bash
 
+check: validate test-unit test-integration
+
 test-integration: build-container
 	$(DOCKER_RUN_DOCKER) hack/make.sh test-integration
 
@@ -61,5 +63,11 @@ test-unit: build-container
 validate: build-container
 	$(DOCKER_RUN_DOCKER) hack/make.sh validate-git-marks validate-gofmt validate-lint validate-vet
 
+# This target is only intended for development, e.g. executing it from an IDE. Use (make test) for CI or pre-release testing. 
+test-all-local: validate-local test-unit-local
+
+validate-local:
+	hack/make.sh validate-git-marks validate-gofmt validate-lint validate-vet
+
 test-unit-local:
 	go test $$(go list -e ./... | grep -v '^github\.com/projectatomic/skopeo/\(integration\|vendor/.*\)$$')