diff --git a/apps/server/package.json b/apps/server/package.json
index 25874ddab..837c9a025 100644
--- a/apps/server/package.json
+++ b/apps/server/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "nodemon ./src/index.ts",
     "test": "yarn exec ts-node-esm ./scripts/run-test.ts all",
+    "test:watch": "yarn exec ts-node-esm ./scripts/run-test.ts all --watch",
     "test:coverage": "c8 yarn exec ts-node-esm ./scripts/run-test.ts all",
     "postinstall": "prisma generate"
   },
diff --git a/apps/server/scripts/run-test.ts b/apps/server/scripts/run-test.ts
index 403c886c0..7c4e6067d 100755
--- a/apps/server/scripts/run-test.ts
+++ b/apps/server/scripts/run-test.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,13 @@ const root = fileURLToPath(new URL('..', import.meta.url));
 const testDir = resolve(root, 'src', 'tests');
 const files = await readdir(testDir);
 
-const sharedArgs = [...pkg.nodemonConfig.nodeArgs, '--test'];
+const watchMode = process.argv.includes('--watch');
+
+const sharedArgs = [
+  ...pkg.nodemonConfig.nodeArgs,
+  '--test',
+  watchMode ? '--watch' : '',
+];
 
 const env = {
   PATH: process.env.PATH,