diff --git a/docs/building.md b/docs/building.md
index 08e23b2d816..20aa9555c6c 100644
--- a/docs/building.md
+++ b/docs/building.md
@@ -14,21 +14,24 @@ environment variable (this should be the directory containing `/bin/` or `/jre/`
 Instead of using a locally installed Maven, call the Maven wrapper script `mvnw` in the main folder of the project.
 This will use the Maven version which is supported by this project.
 
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+
 First clone the Keycloak repository:
     
     git clone https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak.git
     cd keycloak
-    
-To build Keycloak run:
+
+To build Keycloak without running the tests:
+
+    ./mvnw clean install -DskipTests
+
+To build Keycloak and run the tests (note that this might take several hours):
 
     ./mvnw clean install
-    
-This will build all modules and run the testsuite.
 
 To build Keycloak with adapters run:
 
-    ./mvnw clean install -Pdistribution
+    ./mvnw clean install -DskipTests -Pdistribution
 
 To build only the server run: