diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 070f05d4d..feeb8969a 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ jobs:
           at: .
 
       # run tests!
+      - run:
+          name: Test - API Unit Tests
+          command: npm run test:unit
       - run:
           name: Test - Basic
           command: npm run test:basic
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 75eac362c..57cf0b0d9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
     "circleci": "npm test && eslint **/*.{js,jsx} --max-warnings=0",
     "verify": "npm run lint && npm test",
     "test": "jest",
-    "test:coverage": "jest --coverage",
+    "test:api-unit": "jest server/*.spec.js --verbose",
+    "test:coverage": "jest --coverage --silent",
     "test:dev": "jest --verbose --watch",
     "test:basic": "jest tests/markdown/basic.test.js --verbose",
     "test:mustache-span": "jest tests/markdown/mustache-span.test.js --verbose",