diff --git a/testing/btest/core/doctest.zeek b/testing/btest/core/doctest.zeek
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+# @TEST-REQUIRES: zeek --test -h >/dev/null
+# @TEST-EXEC: ZEEK_SEED_FILE= zeek --test >&2
+#
+# @TEST-DOC: Run the doctest-based unit tests.
+#
+# Note that we need to clear the hash seed as the units tests seem to make
+# some assumptions about ordering that the custom seed breaks.