diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index e4f4b47d..d7499fa6 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ Django project.
 For further installation information see `docs/install.html`
 and `docs/configuration.html`
 
+Testing
+-------
+
+See quicktest.py for usage details
+
 Upgrading from previous versions
 --------------------------------
 
@@ -111,3 +116,4 @@ We're happy to include any type of contribution! This can be:
 For more information on contributing, please see the `CONTRIBUTING.rst` file.
 
 .. _note: http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/databases/#sqlite-string-matching
+
diff --git a/helpdesk/tests/test_get_email.py b/helpdesk/tests/test_get_email.py
index 2efd7a15..eba4572b 100644
--- a/helpdesk/tests/test_get_email.py
+++ b/helpdesk/tests/test_get_email.py
@@ -708,7 +708,10 @@ class GetEmailCCHandling(TestCase):
 
 # build matrix of test cases
 case_methods = [c[0] for c in Queue._meta.get_field('email_box_type').choices]
-case_socks = [False] + [c[0] for c in Queue._meta.get_field('socks_proxy_type').choices]
+
+# uncomment if you want to run tests with socks - which is much slover
+# case_socks = [False] + [c[0] for c in Queue._meta.get_field('socks_proxy_type').choices]
+case_socks = [False]
 case_matrix = list(itertools.product(case_methods, case_socks))
 
 # Populate TestCases from the matrix of parameters
diff --git a/quicktest.py b/quicktest.py
index 2ed332ee..07b12a26 100644
--- a/quicktest.py
+++ b/quicktest.py
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+"""
+Usage:
+$ python -m venv .venv
+$ source .venv/bin/activate
+$ pip install -r requirements-testing.txt -r requirements.txt
+$ python ./quicktest.py
+"""
 import os
 import sys
 import argparse
@@ -65,7 +72,6 @@ class QuickDjangoTest(object):
         },
     ]
 
-
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.tests = args
         self._tests()
@@ -102,6 +108,7 @@ class QuickDjangoTest(object):
         if failures:
             sys.exit(failures)
 
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     """
     What do when the user hits this file from the shell.