diff --git a/doc/testing.md b/doc/testing.md
index d6c7b7ee86..8ff98153f1 100644
--- a/doc/testing.md
+++ b/doc/testing.md
@@ -117,12 +117,11 @@ xmodule can be tested independently, with this:
 
 To run a single django test class:
 
-    django-admin.py test --settings=lms.envs.test --pythonpath=. lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/tests.py:TestViewAuth
+    rake test_lms[courseware.tests.tests:testViewAuth]
 
 To run a single django test:
 
-    django-admin.py test --settings=lms.envs.test --pythonpath=. lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/tests.py:TestViewAuth.test_dark_launch
-
+    rake test_lms[courseware.tests.tests:TestViewAuth.test_dark_launch]
 
 To run a single nose test file:
 
diff --git a/jenkins/test.sh b/jenkins/test.sh
index d8cd2c1843..b53d54dccf 100755
--- a/jenkins/test.sh
+++ b/jenkins/test.sh
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ rake pylint > pylint.log || cat pylint.log
 TESTS_FAILED=0
 
 # Run the python unit tests
-rake test_cms[false] || TESTS_FAILED=1
-rake test_lms[false] || TESTS_FAILED=1
+rake test_cms || TESTS_FAILED=1
+rake test_lms || TESTS_FAILED=1
 rake test_common/lib/capa || TESTS_FAILED=1
 rake test_common/lib/xmodule || TESTS_FAILED=1
 
diff --git a/rakefiles/tests.rake b/rakefiles/tests.rake
index ebe8ea6375..d745579ada 100644
--- a/rakefiles/tests.rake
+++ b/rakefiles/tests.rake
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@ def run_under_coverage(cmd, root)
     return cmd
 end
 
-def run_tests(system, report_dir, stop_on_failure=true)
+def run_tests(system, report_dir, test_id=nil, stop_on_failure=true)
     ENV['NOSE_XUNIT_FILE'] = File.join(report_dir, "nosetests.xml")
     dirs = Dir["common/djangoapps/*"] + Dir["#{system}/djangoapps/*"]
-    cmd = django_admin(system, :test, 'test', '--logging-clear-handlers', *dirs.each)
+    test_id = dirs.join(' ') if test_id.nil? or test_id == ''
+    cmd = django_admin(system, :test, 'test', '--logging-clear-handlers', test_id)
     sh(run_under_coverage(cmd, system)) do |ok, res|
         if !ok and stop_on_failure
             abort "Test failed!"
@@ -44,13 +45,13 @@ TEST_TASK_DIRS = []
 
     # Per System tasks
     desc "Run all django tests on our djangoapps for the #{system}"
-    task "test_#{system}", [:stop_on_failure] => ["clean_test_files", :predjango, "#{system}:gather_assets:test", "fasttest_#{system}"]
+    task "test_#{system}", [:test_id, :stop_on_failure] => ["clean_test_files", :predjango, "#{system}:gather_assets:test", "fasttest_#{system}"]
 
     # Have a way to run the tests without running collectstatic -- useful when debugging without
     # messing with static files.
-    task "fasttest_#{system}", [:stop_on_failure] => [report_dir, :install_prereqs, :predjango] do |t, args|
-        args.with_defaults(:stop_on_failure => 'true')
-        run_tests(system, report_dir, args.stop_on_failure)
+    task "fasttest_#{system}", [:test_id, :stop_on_failure] => [report_dir, :install_prereqs, :predjango] do |t, args|
+        args.with_defaults(:stop_on_failure => 'true', :test_id => nil)
+        run_tests(system, report_dir, args.test_id, args.stop_on_failure)
     end
 
     # Run acceptance tests
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ end
 
 task :test do
     TEST_TASK_DIRS.each do |dir|
-        Rake::Task["test_#{dir}"].invoke(false)
+        Rake::Task["test_#{dir}"].invoke(nil, false)
     end
 
     if $failed_tests > 0