diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a0c3f668..7986892a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: ./.github/actions/build-docs
 
       - name: Run tests
-        run: make test
+        run: make test-all
 
       - name: Verify typehints
         run: make lint
@@ -124,4 +124,4 @@ jobs:
         run: poetry install --all-extras
 
       - name: Run tests
-        run: make test
+        run: make test-all
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 9aebeeec..a265a648 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ We encourage pull requests and other contributions from the community. Before su
 
 This project is built using [poetry](https://python-poetry.org/). To learn more about the basics of working with this tool, read [Poetry's basic usage guide](https://python-poetry.org/docs/basic-usage/).
 
-To begin development, active the poetry shell and ensure your dependencies are installed.
+To begin development, ensure your dependencies are installed and (optionally) activate the virtualenv.
 
 ```
-poetry shell
 poetry install
+eval $(poetry env activate)
 ```
 
 This library defines several extra dependencies to optionally enhance the SDK's capabilities. Use the following commands to install one or more of the available extras.
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index edf84fd9..9ee4463d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ install:
 .PHONY: test
 test: #! Run unit tests
 test: install
+	@LD_SKIP_DATABASE_TESTS=1 poetry run pytest $(PYTEST_FLAGS)
+
+.PHONY: test-all
+test-all: #! Run unit tests (including database integrations)
+test-all: install
 	@poetry run pytest $(PYTEST_FLAGS)
 
 .PHONY: lint