diff --git a/BackwardConfig.cmake b/BackwardConfig.cmake
index 5517029..e8dc3c3 100644
--- a/BackwardConfig.cmake
+++ b/BackwardConfig.cmake
@@ -41,8 +41,12 @@ set(STACK_DETAILS_BFD FALSE CACHE BOOL
 set(STACK_DETAILS_DWARF FALSE CACHE BOOL
 	"Use libdwarf/libelf to read debug info")
 
-set(BACKWARD_TESTS FALSE CACHE BOOL "Enable tests")
-
+if(CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR AND NOT DEFINED BACKWARD_TESTS)
+	# If this is a top level CMake project, we most lixely want the tests
+	set(BACKWARD_TESTS ON CACHE BOOL "Enable tests")
+else()
+	set(BACKWARD_TESTS OFF CACHE BOOL "Enable tests")
+endif()
 ###############################################################################
 # CONFIGS
 ###############################################################################