diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index fc37c27..5ab4945 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -40,14 +40,14 @@ before_script:
   - cd $BUILD_HOME
   - cmake -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=${CC}
           -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=${CXX}
-          -DBUILD_TESTS=ON
+          -DBUILD_TESTING=ON
           -DBUILD_COVERAGE=ON ..
 
 script:
   - cmake --build .
   # run unit tests
   - cd tests
-  - ctest
+  - ctest test
   # run regression tests
   - cd $EPANET_HOME
   - pip install -r tools/requirements.txt
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index c02546e..606f9c0 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -55,9 +55,8 @@ before_build:
   - mkdir %BUILD_HOME%
   - cd %BUILD_HOME%
   - cmake -G "%GENERATOR%"
-    -DBUILD_TESTS=ON
-    -DBOOST_ROOT="%BOOST_ROOT%"
-    -DBoost_USE_STATIC_LIBS="ON" ..
+    -DBUILD_TESTING=ON
+    -DBOOST_ROOT="%BOOST_ROOT%" ..
 
 # run custom build script
 build_script:
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ before_test:
 test_script:
   # run unit tests
   - cd %BUILD_HOME%\tests
-  - ctest -C Release
+  - ctest -C Release RUN_TESTS
   # run regression tests
   - cd %EPANET_HOME%
   - tools\run-nrtest.cmd %REF_BUILD_ID% %SUT_BUILD_ID%