diff --git a/fstest/test_all/config.go b/fstest/test_all/config.go
index 06c9666b0..29c9130e7 100644
--- a/fstest/test_all/config.go
+++ b/fstest/test_all/config.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ type Test struct {
 	AddBackend bool   // set if Path needs the current backend appending
 	NoRetries  bool   // set if no retries should be performed
 	NoBinary   bool   // set to not build a binary in advance
+	LocalOnly  bool   // if set only run with the local backend
 }
 
 // Backend describes a backend test
@@ -55,6 +56,9 @@ func (b *Backend) MakeRuns(t *Test) (runs []*Run) {
 	}
 	for _, subdir := range subdirs {
 		for _, fastlist := range fastlists {
+			if t.LocalOnly && b.Backend != "local" {
+				continue
+			}
 			run := &Run{
 				Remote:    b.Remote,
 				Backend:   b.Backend,
diff --git a/fstest/test_all/config.yaml b/fstest/test_all/config.yaml
index 70e08de6e..d5909e93a 100644
--- a/fstest/test_all/config.yaml
+++ b/fstest/test_all/config.yaml
@@ -9,11 +9,17 @@ tests:
    subdir:   true
    fastlist: true
  - path: vfs
+ - path: cmd/serve/restic
+   localonly: true
 backends:
  # - backend:  "amazonclouddrive"
  #   remote:   "TestAmazonCloudDrive:"
  #   subdir:   false
  #   fastlist: false
+ - backend:  "local"
+   remote:   ""
+   subdir:   false
+   fastlist: false
  - backend:  "b2"
    remote:   "TestB2:"
    subdir:   true