diff --git a/build-requirements.txt b/build-requirements.txt
index ea058e3..352bf79 100644
--- a/build-requirements.txt
+++ b/build-requirements.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ pytest
 pytest-cov
 requests
 setuptools
+sh
 tox
 types-requests
 wheel
diff --git a/tasks/test.py b/tasks/test.py
index 480012f..a238f22 100644
--- a/tasks/test.py
+++ b/tasks/test.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import subprocess
 from pathlib import Path
 from time import sleep
+import sys
 
 from invoke import task
 
@@ -12,11 +13,46 @@ DOCKER_TAG = "test-anybadge:latest"
 def local(c):
     """Run local tests."""
     print("Running local tests...")
+
+    print("Ensuring pip is installed")
     subprocess.run(
-        "pytest --doctest-modules --cov=anybadge --cov-report html:htmlcov anybadge tests",
+        f"{sys.executable} -m ensurepip",
         shell=True,
     )
 
+    print("Ensuring anybagde command is not already installed")
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        "which anybadge",
+        shell=True,
+    )
+    if result.returncode == 0:
+        raise RuntimeError("anybadge command is already installed. Uninstall it first.")
+
+    print("Installing local package to current virtual environment")
+    subprocess.run(
+        f"{sys.executable} -m pip install .",
+        cwd=str(PROJECT_DIR),
+        shell=True,
+    )
+
+    retval = 0
+    try:
+        subprocess.run(
+            f"{sys.executable} -m pytest --doctest-modules --cov=anybadge --cov-report html:htmlcov anybadge tests",
+            shell=True,
+        )
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error running tests: {e}")
+        retval = 1
+
+    print("Uninstalling local package from current virtual environment")
+    subprocess.run(
+        f"{sys.executable} -m pip uninstall anybadge -y",
+        cwd=str(PROJECT_DIR),
+        shell=True,
+    )
+    sys.exit(retval)
+
 
 def build_test_docker_image():
     print("Building test docker image... ")
diff --git a/tests/test_anybadge.py b/tests/test_anybadge.py
index 47ad8f9..0ec4ac4 100644
--- a/tests/test_anybadge.py
+++ b/tests/test_anybadge.py
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from unittest import TestCase
 from anybadge import Badge
 from anybadge.cli import main, parse_args
+import sys
 
+import sh
 
 TESTS_DIR = Path(__file__).parent
+PROJECT_ROOT = TESTS_DIR.parent
 
 
 class TestAnybadge(TestCase):
@@ -401,8 +404,20 @@ class TestAnybadge(TestCase):
 
     def test_module_same_output_as_main_cli(self):
         """Test that `python -m anybadge` is equivalent to calling `anybadge` directly."""
-        output_module = subprocess.check_output(["python", "-m", "anybadge", "--help"])
-        output_script = subprocess.check_output(["anybadge", "--help"])
+
+        python_executable = sys.executable
+        anybadge_executable = Path(python_executable).parent / "anybadge"
+
+        python_cmd = sh.Command(sys.executable)
+
+        env = {
+            "PYTHONPATH": str(PROJECT_ROOT),
+        }
+        output_module = python_cmd("-m", "anybadge", "--help", _env=env)
+
+        anybadge_executable = Path(python_executable).parent / "anybadge"
+        output_script = sh.Command(anybadge_executable)("--help")
+
         self.assertEqual(output_module, output_script)
 
     def test_badge_with_no_label(self):