diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 95860af20..95999b237 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -261,13 +261,15 @@ test_c_api: test_c_api_rs test_c_api_c
 test_shortint_ci: install_rs_build_toolchain install_cargo_nextest
 	BIG_TESTS_INSTANCE="$(BIG_TESTS_INSTANCE)" \
 	FAST_TESTS="$(FAST_TESTS)" \
-		./scripts/shortint-tests.sh --rust-toolchain $(CARGO_RS_BUILD_TOOLCHAIN)
+		./scripts/shortint-tests.sh --rust-toolchain $(CARGO_RS_BUILD_TOOLCHAIN) \
+		--cargo-profile "$(CARGO_PROFILE)"
 
 .PHONY: test_shortint_multi_bit_ci # Run the tests for shortint ci running only multibit tests
 test_shortint_multi_bit_ci: install_rs_build_toolchain install_cargo_nextest
 	BIG_TESTS_INSTANCE="$(BIG_TESTS_INSTANCE)" \
 	FAST_TESTS="$(FAST_TESTS)" \
-		./scripts/shortint-tests.sh --rust-toolchain $(CARGO_RS_BUILD_TOOLCHAIN) --multi-bit
+		./scripts/shortint-tests.sh --rust-toolchain $(CARGO_RS_BUILD_TOOLCHAIN) \
+		--cargo-profile "$(CARGO_PROFILE)" --multi-bit
 
 .PHONY: test_shortint # Run all the tests for shortint
 test_shortint: install_rs_build_toolchain
@@ -278,13 +280,15 @@ test_shortint: install_rs_build_toolchain
 test_integer_ci: install_rs_build_toolchain install_cargo_nextest
 	BIG_TESTS_INSTANCE="$(BIG_TESTS_INSTANCE)" \
 	FAST_TESTS="$(FAST_TESTS)" \
-		./scripts/integer-tests.sh --rust-toolchain $(CARGO_RS_BUILD_TOOLCHAIN)
+		./scripts/integer-tests.sh --rust-toolchain $(CARGO_RS_BUILD_TOOLCHAIN) \
+		--cargo-profile "$(CARGO_PROFILE)"
 
 .PHONY: test_integer_multi_bit_ci # Run the tests for integer ci running only multibit tests
 test_integer_multi_bit_ci: install_rs_build_toolchain install_cargo_nextest
 	BIG_TESTS_INSTANCE="$(BIG_TESTS_INSTANCE)" \
 	FAST_TESTS="$(FAST_TESTS)" \
-		./scripts/integer-tests.sh --rust-toolchain $(CARGO_RS_BUILD_TOOLCHAIN) --multi-bit
+		./scripts/integer-tests.sh --rust-toolchain $(CARGO_RS_BUILD_TOOLCHAIN) \
+		--cargo-profile "$(CARGO_PROFILE)" --multi-bit
 
 .PHONY: test_integer # Run all the tests for integer
 test_integer: install_rs_build_toolchain
@@ -294,7 +298,8 @@ test_integer: install_rs_build_toolchain
 .PHONY: test_high_level_api # Run all the tests for high_level_api
 test_high_level_api: install_rs_build_toolchain
 	RUSTFLAGS="$(RUSTFLAGS)" cargo $(CARGO_RS_BUILD_TOOLCHAIN) test --profile $(CARGO_PROFILE) \
-		--features=$(TARGET_ARCH_FEATURE),boolean,shortint,integer,internal-keycache -p tfhe -- high_level_api::
+		--features=$(TARGET_ARCH_FEATURE),boolean,shortint,integer,internal-keycache -p tfhe \
+		-- high_level_api::
 
 .PHONY: test_user_doc # Run tests from the .md documentation
 test_user_doc: install_rs_build_toolchain
diff --git a/scripts/integer-tests.sh b/scripts/integer-tests.sh
index bf8e40b22..21aba8018 100755
--- a/scripts/integer-tests.sh
+++ b/scripts/integer-tests.sh
@@ -8,12 +8,14 @@ function usage() {
     echo "--help                    Print this message"
     echo "--rust-toolchain          The toolchain to run the tests with default: stable"
     echo "--multi-bit               Run multi-bit tests only: default off"
+    echo "--cargo-profile           The cargo profile used to build tests"
     echo
 }
 
 RUST_TOOLCHAIN="+stable"
 multi_bit=""
 not_multi_bit="_multi_bit"
+cargo_profile="release"
 
 while [ -n "$1" ]
 do
@@ -33,6 +35,11 @@ do
             not_multi_bit=""
             ;;
 
+        "--cargo-profile" )
+            shift
+            cargo_profile="$1"
+            ;;
+
         *)
             echo "Unknown param : $1"
             exit 1
@@ -94,7 +101,7 @@ and not test(/.*default_add_sequence_multi_thread_param_message_3_carry_3_ks_pbs
 
     cargo "${RUST_TOOLCHAIN}" nextest run \
         --tests \
-        --release \
+        --cargo-profile "${cargo_profile}" \
         --package tfhe \
         --profile ci \
         --features="${ARCH_FEATURE}",integer,internal-keycache \
@@ -103,11 +110,11 @@ and not test(/.*default_add_sequence_multi_thread_param_message_3_carry_3_ks_pbs
 
     if [[ "${multi_bit}" == "" ]]; then
         cargo "${RUST_TOOLCHAIN}" test \
-            --release \
+            --profile "${cargo_profile}" \
             --package tfhe \
             --features="${ARCH_FEATURE}",integer,internal-keycache \
             --doc \
-            integer::
+            -- integer::
     fi
 else
     if [[ "${FAST_TESTS}" != TRUE ]]; then
@@ -138,7 +145,7 @@ and not test(/.*default_add_sequence_multi_thread_param_message_3_carry_3_ks_pbs
     num_threads=$((num_cpu_threads * 2 / 3))
     cargo "${RUST_TOOLCHAIN}" nextest run \
         --tests \
-        --release \
+        --cargo-profile "${cargo_profile}" \
         --package tfhe \
         --profile ci \
         --features="${ARCH_FEATURE}",integer,internal-keycache \
@@ -147,11 +154,11 @@ and not test(/.*default_add_sequence_multi_thread_param_message_3_carry_3_ks_pbs
 
     if [[ "${multi_bit}" == "" ]]; then
         cargo "${RUST_TOOLCHAIN}" test \
-            --release \
+            --profile "${cargo_profile}" \
             --package tfhe \
             --features="${ARCH_FEATURE}",integer,internal-keycache \
             --doc \
-            integer:: -- --test-threads="$(${nproc_bin})"
+            -- --test-threads="$(${nproc_bin})" integer::
     fi
 fi
 
diff --git a/scripts/shortint-tests.sh b/scripts/shortint-tests.sh
index be7e21026..e87f3f915 100755
--- a/scripts/shortint-tests.sh
+++ b/scripts/shortint-tests.sh
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ function usage() {
     echo "--help                    Print this message"
     echo "--rust-toolchain          The toolchain to run the tests with default: stable"
     echo "--multi-bit               Run multi-bit tests only: default off"
+    echo "--cargo-profile           The cargo profile used to build tests"
     echo
 }
 
 RUST_TOOLCHAIN="+stable"
 multi_bit=""
+cargo_profile="release"
 
 while [ -n "$1" ]
 do
@@ -31,6 +33,11 @@ do
             multi_bit="_multi_bit"
             ;;
 
+        "--cargo-profile" )
+            shift
+            cargo_profile="$1"
+            ;;
+
         *)
             echo "Unknown param : $1"
             exit 1
@@ -102,7 +109,7 @@ and not test(~smart_add_and_mul)""" # This test is too slow
     # Run tests only no examples or benches with small params and more threads
     cargo "${RUST_TOOLCHAIN}" nextest run \
         --tests \
-        --release \
+        --cargo-profile "${cargo_profile}" \
         --package tfhe \
         --profile ci \
         --features="${ARCH_FEATURE}",shortint,internal-keycache \
@@ -119,7 +126,7 @@ and not test(~smart_add_and_mul)"""
     # Run tests only no examples or benches with big params and less threads
     cargo "${RUST_TOOLCHAIN}" nextest run \
         --tests \
-        --release \
+        --cargo-profile "${cargo_profile}" \
         --package tfhe \
         --profile ci \
         --features="${ARCH_FEATURE}",shortint,internal-keycache \
@@ -128,11 +135,11 @@ and not test(~smart_add_and_mul)"""
 
         if [[ "${multi_bit}" == "" ]]; then
             cargo "${RUST_TOOLCHAIN}" test \
-                --release \
+                --profile "${cargo_profile}" \
                 --package tfhe \
                 --features="${ARCH_FEATURE}",shortint,internal-keycache \
                 --doc \
-                shortint::
+                -- shortint::
         fi
     fi
 else
@@ -167,7 +174,7 @@ and not test(~smart_add_and_mul)""" # This test is too slow
     # Run tests only no examples or benches with small params and more threads
     cargo "${RUST_TOOLCHAIN}" nextest run \
         --tests \
-        --release \
+        --cargo-profile "${cargo_profile}" \
         --package tfhe \
         --profile ci \
         --features="${ARCH_FEATURE}",shortint,internal-keycache \
@@ -176,11 +183,11 @@ and not test(~smart_add_and_mul)""" # This test is too slow
 
     if [[ "${multi_bit}" == "" ]]; then
         cargo "${RUST_TOOLCHAIN}" test \
-            --release \
+            --profile "${cargo_profile}" \
             --package tfhe \
             --features="${ARCH_FEATURE}",shortint,internal-keycache \
             --doc \
-            shortint:: -- --test-threads="$(${nproc_bin})"
+            -- --test-threads="$(${nproc_bin})" shortint::
     fi
 fi