diff --git a/src/package.json b/src/package.json
index f29a23c0b..46ddcc892 100644
--- a/src/package.json
+++ b/src/package.json
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@
     "test": "../node_modules/mocha/bin/_mocha --timeout 120000 --recursive tests/backend/specs ../node_modules/ep_*/static/tests/backend/specs",
     "test-on-windows": "npx mocha --timeout 120000 --recursive tests/backend/specs ../node_modules/ep_*/static/tests/backend/specs",
     "test-container": "npx mocha --timeout 5000 tests/container/specs/api",
-    "dev": "bash ./bin/run.sh"
+    "dev": "bash ./bin/run.sh",
+    "test-backend": "npx mocha --timeout 120000 --recursive tests/backend/specs ../node_modules/ep_*/static/tests/backend/specs"
   },
   "version": "1.9.5",
   "license": "Apache-2.0"