diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/partition/CMakeLists.txt b/gtsam_unstable/partition/CMakeLists.txt
index d8d254513..fa5c336c3 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/partition/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/partition/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,4 @@
 file(GLOB partition_headers "*.h")
 install(FILES ${partition_headers} DESTINATION include/gtsam_unstable/parition)
 
-set(ignore_test "tests/testNestedDissection.cpp")
-# Add all tests
-gtsamAddTestsGlob(partition_unstable "tests/*.cpp" "${ignore_test}" "gtsam_unstable;metis")
+add_subdirectory(tests)
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/partition/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/gtsam_unstable/partition/tests/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a0f2d38c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/partition/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+set(ignore_test "testNestedDissection.cpp")
+gtsamAddTestsGlob(partition "test*.cpp" "${ignore_test}" "gtsam_unstable")