diff --git a/tests/integration/README.md b/tests/integration/README.md
index c2384c9b1f..6a62faf676 100644
--- a/tests/integration/README.md
+++ b/tests/integration/README.md
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ Use:
 buck run scm/mononoke/tests/integration:integration_runner -- TEST
 ```
 
-But! Keep reading. There are better ways to run the tests if you're going to be
-iterating on something.
+But! Keep reading: there are faster ways to run the tests if you're going to be
+iterating on something. You might as well read on while you wait for that build
+to complete.
 
 
 ## Running Tests Incrementally: a better way
diff --git a/tests/integration/integration_runner.sh b/tests/integration/integration_runner.sh
index e4ef89c1ab..aaa25393f0 100755
--- a/tests/integration/integration_runner.sh
+++ b/tests/integration/integration_runner.sh
@@ -5,11 +5,37 @@
 # This software may be used and distributed according to the terms of the
 # GNU General Public License version 2 or any later version.
 
-
 # This script is provided as a compatibility shim for those who want to run
 # individual tests, using Buck:
 #
 #   buck run scm/mononoke/tests/integration:integration_runner -- TEST
 
+function protip() {
+  local real_runner real_manifest
+  real_runner="$(readlink "$1")"
+  real_manifest="$(readlink "$2")"
+  shift
+  shift
+
+  real_runner="$(readlink "$runner")"
+  real_manifest="$(readlink "$manifest")"
+
+  echo >&2
+  echo "======" >&2
+  echo "|| Pro tip: save time on your incremental test runs!" >&2
+  echo "|| Run this command instead:" >&2
+  echo "||" >&2
+  echo "|| $real_runner $real_manifest $*" >&2
+  echo "||" >&2
+  echo "|| Between test runs, manually rebuild only the binaries you care about using buck build." >&2
+  echo "|| Check out the README.md for integration tests to learn more." >&2
+  echo "======"
+  echo >&2
+}
+
 d="$BUCK_DEFAULT_RUNTIME_RESOURCES"
-exec "${d}/integration_runner_real" "${d}/manifest.json" "$@"
+runner="${d}/integration_runner_real"
+manifest="${d}/manifest.json"
+
+protip "$runner" "$manifest" "$@"
+exec "$runner" "$manifest" "$@"