diff --git a/test/Makefile b/test/Makefile
index 7bb643846..7a193e813 100644
--- a/test/Makefile
+++ b/test/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #   make run                 - makes everything and runs all the tests.
 #   make run_tests           - run all tests
 #   make run-%               - run specific test file (exclude _test.cpp)
-#                              replace % with given test file
+#                              replace % with given test file, eg run-IRsend
 #   make clean               - removes all files generated by make.
 #   make install-googletest  - install the googletest code suite
 
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ run : all
 
 run_tests : run
 
-run-% : all
+run-% : %_test
 	echo "RUNNING: $*"; \
-	./$*
+	./$*_test
 
 install-googletest :
 	rm -rf ../lib/googletest