diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c8a06242..05454e4c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   "description": "A 5kb framework for creating sturdy frontend applications",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "deps": "dependency-check . && dependency-check . --extra --no-dev -i xhr",
-    "test:electron": "browserify tests/**/*.js -t es2020 -p proxyquire-universal | tape-run",
-    "test:cov": "browserify tests/**/*.js -t es2020 -p proxyquire-universal -p tape-istanbul/plugin | tape-run | tape-istanbul && istanbul report",
-    "test:server": "standard && npm run deps && NODE_ENV=test node tests/server/*",
-    "test:browser": "standard && npm run deps && NODE_ENV=test zuul tests/browser/*",
-    "test:browser:local": "standard && npm run deps && NODE_ENV=test zuul --local 8080 -- tests/browser/*",
+    "deps": "./scripts/test deps",
+    "test:electron": "./scripts/test electron",
+    "test:cov": "./scripts/test cov",
+    "test:server": "./scripts/test server",
+    "test:browser": "./scripts/test browser",
+    "test:browser-local": "./scripts/test browser-local",
     "preversion": "if [ ! -z $SKIP_TEST ]; then npm run test:browser; fi",
     "test": "npm run test:electron",
     "build:dev": "./scripts/build dev",
diff --git a/scripts/build b/scripts/build
index 6f743b24..c99a8072 100755
--- a/scripts/build
+++ b/scripts/build
@@ -28,16 +28,6 @@ build_min () {
     > dist/choo.min.js
 }
 
-# set CLI flags
-getopt -T > /dev/null
-if [ "$?" -eq 4 ]; then
-  args="$(getopt --long help dev min --options hdm -- "$*")"
-else
-  args="$(getopt h "$*")";
-fi
-[ ! $? -eq 0 ] && { usage && exit 2; }
-eval set -- "$args"
-
 # parse CLI flags
 while true; do
   case "$1" in
diff --git a/scripts/test b/scripts/test
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..08ddca37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/test
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# setting exit because we're linting and need to exit on failure
+set -e
+
+dirname=$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")
+
+dependency_check="$dirname/../node_modules/.bin/dependency-check"
+tape_istanbul="$dirname/../node_modules/.bin/tape-istanbul"
+browserify="$dirname/../node_modules/.bin/browserify"
+standard="$dirname/../node_modules/.bin/standard"
+tape_run="$dirname/../node_modules/.bin/tape-run"
+istanbul="$dirname/../node_modules/.bin/istanbul"
+zuul="$dirname/../node_modules/.bin/zuul"
+
+usage () {
+  printf "Usage: test\n"
+}
+
+lint () {
+  "$standard"
+}
+
+test_electron () {
+  check_deps
+  lint
+  "$browserify" tests/**/*.js \
+    -t es2020 \
+    -p proxyquire-universal \
+      | "$tape_run"
+}
+
+test_cov () {
+  check_deps
+  lint
+  "$browserify" tests/**/*.js \
+    -t es2020 \
+    -p proxyquire-universal \
+    -p tape-istanbul/plugin \
+      | "$tape_run" \
+      | "$tape_istanbul" \
+      && "$istanbul" report
+}
+
+test_server () {
+  lint
+  standard
+  check_deps
+  NODE_ENV=test node tests/server/*
+}
+
+test_browser () {
+  NODE_ENV=test "$zuul" tests/browser/*
+}
+
+test_browser_local () {
+  lint
+  check_deps
+  NODE_ENV=test "$zuul" --local 8080 -- tests/browser/*
+}
+
+check_deps () {
+  "$dependency_check" . --entry 'index.js'
+  "$dependency_check" . --entry 'index.js' --extra --no-dev \
+    -i xhr
+}
+
+# set CLI flags
+# parse CLI flags
+while true; do
+  case "$1" in
+    -h|--help) usage && exit 1 ;;
+    -- ) shift; break ;;
+    * ) break ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+case "$1" in
+  e|electron) shift; test_electron "$@" && exit ;;
+  b|browser) shift; test_browser "$@" && exit ;;
+  l|browser-local) shift; test_browser_local "$@" && exit ;;
+  s|server) shift; test_server "$@" && exit ;;
+  c|cov) shift; test_cov "$@" && exit ;;
+  d|deps) shift; check_deps "$@" && exit ;;
+esac