diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a0c4281..2688ea1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 test:
 	pytest -m unit
 
+# only run the smoke tests against the virtual device
+virt:
+	pytest -m smokevirt
+
 # local install
 install:
 	pip install .