diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index bd91db09..9058bb0c 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -21,5 +21,10 @@
     "utilise",
     "utilised",
     "Utilising"
-  ]
+  ],
+  "python.testing.pytestArgs": [
+    "."
+  ],
+  "python.testing.unittestEnabled": false,
+  "python.testing.pytestEnabled": true
 }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f4c81dc0..fc644e05 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ so you can see the browser execution):
 pytest --tracing on --headed
 ```
 
+Alternatively if you are using Visual Studio Code as your IDE, we have pre-configured this project to work with the
+[Testing functionality](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/testing) so the example tests should be discovered automatically.
+
 ## Getting Started
 
 > NOTE: This section is currently under development and requires further work, so links to pages within this repository may not be very useful at this stage.