diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8211f6489d6040b122a95971e8043828f0db7006..60144b60cb1b47b917a74b07b936d3610f056106 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -181,6 +181,10 @@ add_subdirectory("test")
 add_subdirectory("tutorial")
 ##############
 
+# copy the testing script
+make_directory(util)
+file(COPY util/runTest.sh DESTINATION util/runTest.sh)
+
 # set up CTest 
 ENABLE_TESTING()
 INCLUDE(CTest)