diff --git a/PhysicsTools/NanoAOD/test/BuildFile.xml b/PhysicsTools/NanoAOD/test/BuildFile.xml
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index 0000000000000..4f87df362191e
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+++ b/PhysicsTools/NanoAOD/test/BuildFile.xml
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+<export>
+</export>
+<environment>
+  <bin   file="runtestPhysicsToolsNanoAOD.cpp">
+    <flags   TEST_RUNNER_ARGS=" /bin/bash PhysicsTools/NanoAOD/test runtests.sh"/>
+    <use   name="FWCore/Utilities"/>
+  </bin>
+</environment>
diff --git a/PhysicsTools/NanoAOD/test/runtestPhysicsToolsNanoAOD.cpp b/PhysicsTools/NanoAOD/test/runtestPhysicsToolsNanoAOD.cpp
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index 0000000000000..b2991bd18ae57
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+++ b/PhysicsTools/NanoAOD/test/runtestPhysicsToolsNanoAOD.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#include "FWCore/Utilities/interface/TestHelper.h"
+
+RUNTEST()
diff --git a/PhysicsTools/NanoAOD/test/runtests.sh b/PhysicsTools/NanoAOD/test/runtests.sh
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index 0000000000000..bb43e5a0e5912
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+++ b/PhysicsTools/NanoAOD/test/runtests.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+function die { echo $1: status $2 ;  exit $2; }
+
+#to be enabled with the right files
+#cmsDriver.py test80X -s NANO --mc --eventcontent NANOAODSIM --datatier NANO --filein /store/relval/CMSSW_8_0_0/RelValTTbar_13/MINIAODSIM/PU25ns_80X_mcRun2_asymptotic_v4-v1/10000/A65CD249-BFDA-E511-813A-0025905A6066.root    --conditions auto:run2_mc -n 100 --era Run2_2016,run2_miniAOD_80XLegacy || die 'Failure using cmsdriver 80X' $?
+cmsDriver.py test92X -s NANO --mc --eventcontent NANOAODSIM --datatier NANO --filein /store/relval/CMSSW_9_2_12/RelValTTbar_13/MINIAODSIM/PU25ns_92X_upgrade2017_realistic_v11-v1/00000/080E2624-F59D-E711-ACEE-0CC47A7C35A4.root  --conditions auto:phase1_2017_realistic -n 100 --era Run2_2017,run2_nanoAOD_92X || die 'Failure using cmsdriver 92X' $?
+
+cmsDriver.py test94X -s NANO --mc --eventcontent NANOAODSIM --datatier NANO --filein /store/relval/CMSSW_9_4_0_pre1/RelValTTbar_13/MINIAODSIM/PU25ns_93X_mc2017_realistic_v3-v1/00000/92FD5642-509D-E711-ADAB-0025905B85C6.root    --conditions auto:phase1_2017_realistic -n 100 --era Run2_2017 || die 'Failure using cmsdriver 94X' $?
+
+