diff --git a/contest/run_tests.py b/contest/run_tests.py
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+++ b/contest/run_tests.py
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+import socket
+import time
+import pytest
+import sys
+
+def main():
+
+    sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+
+    while True:
+        result = sock.connect_ex(('127.0.0.1', 30015))
+        if result == 0:
+            break
+        else:
+            print("hana not available yet, retrying...")
+            time.sleep(10)
+
+    rc = pytest.main(sys.argv[1:])
+    if rc != 0:
+        sys.exit("pytest run has failed")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/contest/taskDef.yaml b/contest/taskDef.yaml
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+++ b/contest/taskDef.yaml
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+version: 0.1
+name: pyhdb-test
+containers:
+    - name: pytest-runner
+      image: docker.wdf.sap.corp:51037/contest/pytest-runner:2.7
+      command: ['bash', '-c', 'python /src/${REPO_NAME}/contest/run_tests.py /src/${REPO_NAME}/tests/']
+      resources:
+            requests:
+              cpu: 1000m
+              memory: 500m
+      withHelpers:
+          - kind: exportDir
+            mountPath: /exports
+          - kind: syncEventSources
+            mountPath: /src
+          - kind: injectEventData
+
+    - name: hana
+      image: docker.wdf.sap.corp:51037/contest/ppms_hana_112_04_standalone:1.0
+      resources:
+            requests:
+                cpu: 2000m
+                memory: 12Gi
+
+      command:  ['bash', '/tools/build', '/tools/wait.sh'] 
+mainContainer: pytest-runner
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
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+++ b/setup.cfg
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+[pytest]
+hana_host = localhost
+hana_port = 30015
+hana_user = System
+hana_password = Password01
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