diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index edb8d226c16..8f8ddca830e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@ docker-test: ##@tests Run tests in a docker container with golang.
 test: test-unit ##@tests Run basic, short tests during development
 
 test-unit: export BUILD_TAGS ?=
+test-unit: export UNIT_TEST_DRY_RUN ?= false
 test-unit: export UNIT_TEST_COUNT ?= 1
 test-unit: export UNIT_TEST_FAILFAST ?= true
 test-unit: export UNIT_TEST_RERUN_FAILS ?= true
diff --git a/_assets/ci/Jenkinsfile.tests b/_assets/ci/Jenkinsfile.tests
index 4e5541c088f..e9b9175e9c1 100644
--- a/_assets/ci/Jenkinsfile.tests
+++ b/_assets/ci/Jenkinsfile.tests
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ pipeline {
       defaultValue: true,
       description: 'Should the job report test coverage to CodeClimate?'
     )
+    booleanParam(
+      name: 'UNIT_TEST_DRY_RUN',
+      defaultValue: false,
+      description: 'Should the job report ignore the actual test run and just print the test plan?'
+    )
   }
 
   options {
@@ -72,6 +77,7 @@ pipeline {
     UNIT_TEST_RERUN_FAILS =            "${params.UNIT_TEST_RERUN_FAILS}"
     UNIT_TEST_USE_DEVELOPMENT_LOGGER = "${params.UNIT_TEST_USE_DEVELOPMENT_LOGGER}"
     UNIT_TEST_REPORT_CODECLIMATE =     "${params.UNIT_TEST_REPORT_CODECLIMATE}"
+    UNIT_TEST_DRY_RUN =                "${params.UNIT_TEST_DRY_RUN}"
   }
 
   stages {
diff --git a/_assets/scripts/run_unit_tests.sh b/_assets/scripts/run_unit_tests.sh
index 4edf3690311..0c4430e93f1 100755
--- a/_assets/scripts/run_unit_tests.sh
+++ b/_assets/scripts/run_unit_tests.sh
@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@ run_test_for_packages() {
   local exit_code_file="exit_code_${iteration}.txt"
   local timeout="$(( single_timeout * count))m"
 
+  if [[ "${UNIT_TEST_DRY_RUN}" == 'true' ]]; then
+    echo -e "${GRN}Dry run ${iteration}. message:${RST} ${log_message}\n"\
+    "${YLW}Dry run ${iteration}. packages:${RST} ${packages}\n"\
+    "${YLW}Dry run ${iteration}. count:${RST} ${count}\n"\
+    "${YLW}Dry run ${iteration}. timeout:${RST} ${timeout}"
+    return 0
+  fi
+
   echo -e "${GRN}Testing:${RST} ${log_message}. Iteration ${iteration}. -test.count=${count}. Timeout: ${timeout}"
 
   gotestsum_flags="${GOTESTSUM_EXTRAFLAGS}"