diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/build.gradle b/metadata-ingestion/build.gradle
index fc1409fbed..ac8658bd86 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion/build.gradle
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/build.gradle
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ task lintFix(type: Exec, dependsOn: installDev) {
     "mypy --show-traceback --show-error-codes src/ tests/ examples/"
 }
 
+def pytest_default_env = "PYTHONDEVMODE=1"
+def pytest_default_args = "--durations=30 -vv --continue-on-collection-errors"
+
 task testQuick(type: Exec, dependsOn: [installDev, ':metadata-models:generateJsonSchema']) {
   // We can't enforce the coverage requirements if we run a subset of the tests.
   inputs.files(project.fileTree(dir: "src/", include: "**/*.py"))
@@ -135,7 +138,7 @@ task testQuick(type: Exec, dependsOn: [installDev, ':metadata-models:generateJso
   def cvg_arg = get_coverage_args("quick")
   commandLine 'bash', '-c',
     "source ${venv_name}/bin/activate && set -x && " +
-    "pytest ${cvg_arg} tests/unit --random-order --durations=20 -m 'not integration' -vv --continue-on-collection-errors --junit-xml=junit.quick.xml"
+    "${pytest_default_env} pytest ${cvg_arg} tests/unit ${pytest_default_args} --random-order -m 'not integration' --junit-xml=junit.quick.xml"
 }
 
 task installDevTest(type: Exec, dependsOn: [install]) {
@@ -155,7 +158,7 @@ task testSingle(dependsOn: [installDevTest]) {
   if (testFile != 'unknown')  {
     exec {
       commandLine 'bash', '-c',
-        "source ${venv_name}/bin/activate && pytest ${testFile}"
+        "source ${venv_name}/bin/activate && ${pytest_default_env} pytest ${testFile} ${pytest_default_args}"
     }
   } else {
    throw new GradleException("No file provided. Use -PtestFile=<test_file>")
@@ -167,25 +170,25 @@ task testIntegrationBatch0(type: Exec, dependsOn: [installDevTest]) {
   def cvg_arg = get_coverage_args("intBatch0")
   commandLine 'bash', '-c',
     "source ${venv_name}/bin/activate && set -x && " +
-    "pytest ${cvg_arg} --durations=50 -m 'integration_batch_0' -vv --continue-on-collection-errors --junit-xml=junit.integrationbatch0.xml"
+    "${pytest_default_env} pytest ${cvg_arg} ${pytest_default_args} -m 'integration_batch_0' --junit-xml=junit.integrationbatch0.xml"
 }
 task testIntegrationBatch1(type: Exec, dependsOn: [installDevTest]) {
   def cvg_arg = get_coverage_args("intBatch1")
   commandLine 'bash', '-c',
     "source ${venv_name}/bin/activate && set -x && " +
-    "pytest ${cvg_arg} --durations=50 -m 'integration_batch_1' -vv --continue-on-collection-errors --junit-xml=junit.integrationbatch1.xml"
+    "${pytest_default_env} pytest ${cvg_arg} ${pytest_default_args} -m 'integration_batch_1' --junit-xml=junit.integrationbatch1.xml"
 }
 task testIntegrationBatch2(type: Exec, dependsOn: [installDevTest]) {
   def cvg_arg = get_coverage_args("intBatch2")
   commandLine 'bash', '-c',
     "source ${venv_name}/bin/activate && set -x && " +
-    "pytest ${cvg_arg} --durations=20 -m 'integration_batch_2' -vv --continue-on-collection-errors --junit-xml=junit.integrationbatch2.xml"
+    "${pytest_default_env} pytest ${cvg_arg} ${pytest_default_args} -m 'integration_batch_2' --junit-xml=junit.integrationbatch2.xml"
 }
 
 task testFull(type: Exec, dependsOn: [installDevTest]) {
   commandLine 'bash', '-c',
     "source ${venv_name}/bin/activate && set -x && " +
-    "pytest --durations=50 -vv --continue-on-collection-errors --junit-xml=junit.full.xml"
+    "${pytest_default_env} pytest ${pytest_default_args} --junit-xml=junit.full.xml"
 }
 
 task specGen(type: Exec, dependsOn: [codegen, installDevTest]) {