diff --git a/tests/docker/docker-compose.yml b/tests/docker/docker-compose.yml
index 93e9455..28abcf3 100644
--- a/tests/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/tests/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ services:
   main:
     build: .
     command: ["bash", "/app/tests/docker/run.sh"]
+    environment:
+      - INTERACTIVE_TEST_ENVIRONMENT=true
     volumes:
       - ../../:/app/
       - /app/target/
diff --git a/tests/docker/run.sh b/tests/docker/run.sh
index ae30c97..233dd3e 100644
--- a/tests/docker/run.sh
+++ b/tests/docker/run.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,27 @@ rm /app/*.profraw || true
 rm /app/pgcat.profdata || true
 rm -rf /app/cov || true
 
+# Prepares the interactive test environment
+# 
+if [ -n "$INTERACTIVE_TEST_ENVIRONMENT" ]; then
+    cargo build
+    LOG_LEVEL=error toxiproxy-server &
+    cd /app/tests/ruby
+    sudo bundle install
+    cd /app/tests/python
+    pip3 install -r tests/python/requirements.txt
+    echo "Interactive test environment ready"
+    echo "Run the following commands to start the tests:"
+    echo "  docker compose exec main bash"
+    echo "  cd /app/tests/ruby && sudo bundle exec ruby tests.rb --format documentation # Ruby tests"
+    echo "  cd /app/tests/python && python3 tests.py # Python tests"
+    echo "You can rebuild PgCat from within the container by running" 
+    echo "  cargo build --release in /app"
+    echo "and then run the tests again"
+    sleep 100000000000000000
+    exit 0
+fi
+
 export LLVM_PROFILE_FILE="/app/pgcat-%m-%p.profraw"
 export RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP=1
 export CARGO_INCREMENTAL=0