diff --git a/tests/run-tests b/tests/run-tests
index 81f0afc9..aadd82f1 100755
--- a/tests/run-tests
+++ b/tests/run-tests
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ LOCAL_COPY_DIR=`create_test_dir`/fdroid
 mkdir -p $LOCAL_COPY_DIR/repo
 echo "local_copy_dir = '$LOCAL_COPY_DIR'" >> config.py
 
-$fdroid checkupdates
+$fdroid checkupdates --allow-dirty
 $fdroid gpgsign
 $fdroid lint
 $fdroid readmeta