diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 18441a7..8cf9c4e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@ dist
 MANIFEST
 env
 servers/*/kafka-bin
+.coverage
+.noseids
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ad4f7ab..f20f2ad 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -190,6 +190,11 @@ pip install python-snappy
 tox
 ```
 
+## Run a single unit test
+```shell
+tox -e py27 -- -v --with-id 102
+```
+
 ## Run the integration tests
 
 The integration tests will actually start up real local Zookeeper
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 3c5fd17..09ec1e3 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ deps =
     mock
     python-snappy
 commands =
-    nosetests --with-coverage --cover-erase --cover-package kafka []
+    nosetests {posargs:-v --with-id --with-coverage --cover-erase --cover-package kafka}
 setenv =
     PROJECT_ROOT = {toxinidir}