diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index 3a34a933a..5d16dce92 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ task:
     - cargo build
   test_script:
     - . $HOME/.cargo/env
-    - cargo test
+    - cargo test -p uucore -p coreutils
diff --git a/.github/workflows/CICD.yml b/.github/workflows/CICD.yml
index a1683ab83..cc0972bf9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CICD.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CICD.yml
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
       with:
         command: test
-        args: --features "feat_os_unix"
+        args: --features "feat_os_unix" -p uucore -p coreutils
       env:
         RUSTFLAGS: '-Awarnings'
 
@@ -536,6 +536,17 @@ jobs:
         CARGO_UTILITY_LIST_OPTIONS="$(for u in ${UTILITY_LIST}; do echo "-puu_${u}"; done;)"
         echo set-output name=UTILITY_LIST::${UTILITY_LIST}
         echo ::set-output name=CARGO_UTILITY_LIST_OPTIONS::${CARGO_UTILITY_LIST_OPTIONS}
+    - name: Test uucore
+      uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+      with:
+        command: test
+        args: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.CARGO_FEATURES_OPTION }} --no-fail-fast -p uucore
+      env:
+        CARGO_INCREMENTAL: '0'
+        RUSTC_WRAPPER: ''
+        RUSTFLAGS: '-Zprofile -Ccodegen-units=1 -Copt-level=0 -Clink-dead-code -Coverflow-checks=off -Zpanic_abort_tests -Cpanic=abort'
+        RUSTDOCFLAGS: '-Cpanic=abort'
+        # RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.TOOLCHAIN }}
     - name: Test
       uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
       with:
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 27525b5f2..389ba44b0 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ install:
 
 script:
   - cargo build $CARGO_ARGS --features "$FEATURES"
-  - if [ ! $REDOX ]; then cargo test $CARGO_ARGS --features "$FEATURES" --no-fail-fast; fi
+  - if [ ! $REDOX ]; then cargo test $CARGO_ARGS -p uucore -p coreutils --features "$FEATURES" --no-fail-fast; fi
   - if [ -n "$TEST_INSTALL" ]; then mkdir installdir_test; DESTDIR=installdir_test make install; [ `ls installdir_test/usr/local/bin | wc -l` -gt 0 ]; fi
 
 addons:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b6d265278..b2257b3fd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -226,6 +226,11 @@ If you would prefer to test a select few utilities:
 $ cargo test --features "chmod mv tail" --no-default-features
 ```
 
+If you also want to test the core utilities:
+```bash
+$ cargo test  -p uucore -p coreutils
+```
+
 To debug:
 ```bash
 $ gdb --args target/debug/coreutils ls