diff --git a/.drone/drone.bat b/.drone/drone.bat
index 0ff652d66..8ed484f27 100755
--- a/.drone/drone.bat
+++ b/.drone/drone.bat
@@ -70,10 +70,17 @@ cd ../../
 mkdir __build_static && cd __build_static
 cmake -DBoost_VERBOSE=1 !CMAKE_BUILD_TESTING! -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=iprefix ^
 -DBOOST_INCLUDE_LIBRARIES=!SELF! !CMAKE_OPTIONS! ..
+
 cmake --build . --target install --config Debug
+if NOT "!CMAKE_BUILD_TESTING!" == "" (
+    cmake --build . --target tests --config Debug
+)
 ctest --output-on-failure --no-tests=error -R boost_!SELF! -C Debug
 
 cmake --build . --target install --config Release
+if NOT "!CMAKE_BUILD_TESTING!" == "" (
+    cmake --build . --target tests --config Release
+)
 ctest --output-on-failure --no-tests=error -R boost_!SELF! -C Release
 cd ..
 
@@ -86,12 +93,19 @@ if "!CMAKE_SHARED_LIBS!" == "1" (
 mkdir __build_shared && cd __build_shared
 cmake -DBoost_VERBOSE=1 !CMAKE_BUILD_TESTING! -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=iprefix ^
 -DBOOST_INCLUDE_LIBRARIES=!SELF! -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON !CMAKE_OPTIONS! ..
+
 cmake --build . --config Debug
 cmake --build . --target install --config Debug
+if NOT "!CMAKE_BUILD_TESTING!" == "" (
+    cmake --build . --target tests --config Debug
+)
 ctest --output-on-failure --no-tests=error -R boost_!SELF! -C Debug
 
 cmake --build . --config Release
 cmake --build . --target install --config Release
+if NOT "!CMAKE_BUILD_TESTING!" == "" (
+    cmake --build . --target tests --config Release
+)
 ctest --output-on-failure --no-tests=error -R boost_!SELF! -C Release
 
 )
diff --git a/.drone/drone.sh b/.drone/drone.sh
index 2e6d56c70..1a6c84377 100755
--- a/.drone/drone.sh
+++ b/.drone/drone.sh
@@ -173,6 +173,9 @@ mkdir __build_static
 cd __build_static
 cmake -DBoost_VERBOSE=1 ${CMAKE_BUILD_TESTING} -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=iprefix \
     -DBOOST_INCLUDE_LIBRARIES=$SELF ${CMAKE_OPTIONS} ..
+if [ -n "${CMAKE_BUILD_TESTING}" ]; then
+    cmake --build . --target tests
+fi
 cmake --build . --target install
 ctest --output-on-failure --no-tests=$CMAKE_NO_TESTS -R boost_$SELF
 cd ..
@@ -183,6 +186,9 @@ mkdir __build_shared
 cd __build_shared
 cmake -DBoost_VERBOSE=1 ${CMAKE_BUILD_TESTING} -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=iprefix \
     -DBOOST_INCLUDE_LIBRARIES=$SELF -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON ${CMAKE_OPTIONS} ..
+if [ -n "${CMAKE_BUILD_TESTING}" ]; then
+    cmake --build . --target tests
+fi
 cmake --build . --target install
 ctest --output-on-failure --no-tests=$CMAKE_NO_TESTS -R boost_$SELF
 
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index a97ea7233..0287fd6b6 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,9 +8,14 @@
 # Official repository: https://github.com/boostorg/json
 #
 
+if(BOOST_JSON_IS_ROOT)
+    set(EXCLUDE_TESTS_FROM_ALL)
+else()
+    set(EXCLUDE_TESTS_FROM_ALL EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
+endif()
 
 if(NOT TARGET tests)
-    add_custom_target(tests)
+    add_custom_target(tests ${EXCLUDE_TESTS_FROM_ALL})
     set_property(TARGET tests PROPERTY FOLDER _deps)
 endif()
 
@@ -23,7 +28,7 @@ list(FILTER BOOST_JSON_TESTS_FILES EXCLUDE REGEX limits\.cpp$)
 list(FILTER BOOST_JSON_TESTS_FILES EXCLUDE REGEX no_exceptions\.cpp$)
 
 source_group(TREE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} PREFIX "" FILES ${BOOST_JSON_TESTS_FILES})
-add_executable(boost_json-tests ${BOOST_JSON_TESTS_FILES})
+add_executable(boost_json-tests ${EXCLUDE_TESTS_FROM_ALL} ${BOOST_JSON_TESTS_FILES})
 target_include_directories(boost_json-tests PRIVATE .)
 target_link_libraries(boost_json-tests PRIVATE Boost::json)
 target_compile_options(boost_json-tests PRIVATE
@@ -35,7 +40,7 @@ add_dependencies(tests boost_json-tests)
 
 source_group(TREE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} PREFIX "" FILES limits.cpp main.cpp intrusive_macros.cpp)
 source_group(TREE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../src PREFIX "" FILES ../src/src.cpp)
-add_executable(boost_json-limits limits.cpp main.cpp ../src/src.cpp Jamfile)
+add_executable(boost_json-limits ${EXCLUDE_TESTS_FROM_ALL} limits.cpp main.cpp ../src/src.cpp Jamfile)
 boost_json_setup_properties(boost_json-limits)
 
 target_compile_definitions(boost_json-limits PRIVATE
@@ -48,7 +53,7 @@ target_compile_definitions(boost_json-limits PRIVATE
 add_test(NAME boost_json-limits COMMAND boost_json-limits)
 add_dependencies(tests boost_json-limits)
 
-add_executable(boost_json-no_exceptions no_exceptions.cpp main.cpp ../src/src.cpp Jamfile)
+add_executable(boost_json-no_exceptions ${EXCLUDE_TESTS_FROM_ALL} no_exceptions.cpp main.cpp ../src/src.cpp Jamfile)
 boost_json_setup_properties(boost_json-no_exceptions)
 
 target_compile_definitions(boost_json-no_exceptions PRIVATE
@@ -63,7 +68,7 @@ target_compile_options(boost_json-no_exceptions PRIVATE
 add_test(NAME boost_json-no_exceptions COMMAND boost_json-no_exceptions)
 add_dependencies(tests boost_json-no_exceptions)
 
-add_executable(boost_json-intrusive-macro-tests intrusive_macros.cpp main.cpp Jamfile)
+add_executable(boost_json-intrusive-macro-tests ${EXCLUDE_TESTS_FROM_ALL} intrusive_macros.cpp main.cpp Jamfile)
 boost_json_setup_properties(boost_json-intrusive-macro-tests)
 target_compile_definitions(boost_json-intrusive-macro-tests PRIVATE
     BOOST_JSON_NO_LIB=1