diff --git a/runtests.sh b/runtests.sh
index aab19df..06a00a1 100755
--- a/runtests.sh
+++ b/runtests.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ here="$(realpath "$(dirname "$0")")"
 tests="$here/tests"
 flags="--quiet --release"
 
+# Disable warnings while running tests
+export RUSTFLAGS=-Awarnings
+
 echo "building"
 cargo build $flags || die "build failed"