diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index edad3fc7f..a221186cc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
         <!-- Output properties -->
         <project.outputName>AuthMe</project.outputName>
         <project.buildNumber>CUSTOM</project.buildNumber>
+        <project.skipExtendedHashTests>false</project.skipExtendedHashTests>
         <project.versionCode>${project.version}-b${project.buildNumber}</project.versionCode>
         <project.finalName>${project.outputName}-${project.version}</project.finalName>
 
@@ -81,6 +82,17 @@
                 <project.buildNumber>${env.BUILD_NUMBER}</project.buildNumber>
             </properties>
         </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>skipLongHashTests</id>
+            <activation>
+                <property>
+                    <name>skipLongHashTests</name>
+                </property>
+            </activation>
+            <properties>
+                <project.skipExtendedHashTests>true</project.skipExtendedHashTests>
+            </properties>
+        </profile>
     </profiles>
 
     <build>
@@ -124,6 +136,9 @@
                 <version>2.19.1</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <argLine>-Dfile.encoding=${project.build.sourceEncoding} @{argLine}</argLine>
+                    <systemPropertyVariables>
+                        <project.skipExtendedHashTests>${project.skipExtendedHashTests}</project.skipExtendedHashTests>
+                    </systemPropertyVariables>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <!-- Libs Shading and Relocation -->
diff --git a/src/test/java/fr/xephi/authme/security/crypts/AbstractEncryptionMethodTest.java b/src/test/java/fr/xephi/authme/security/crypts/AbstractEncryptionMethodTest.java
index 454897106..1ee728404 100644
--- a/src/test/java/fr/xephi/authme/security/crypts/AbstractEncryptionMethodTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/fr/xephi/authme/security/crypts/AbstractEncryptionMethodTest.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.equalTo;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.junit.Assume.assumeThat;
 
 /**
  * Test for implementations of {@link EncryptionMethod}.
@@ -36,6 +37,14 @@ public abstract class AbstractEncryptionMethodTest {
         "asdfg:hjkl", "::test", "~#$#~~~#$#~", "d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf427e",
         "$2y$7a$da641e404b982ed" };
 
+    /**
+     * Certain hash algorithms are slow by design, which has a considerable effect on these unit tests.
+     * Setting the property below to "true" will reduce the checks in these unit tests as to offer fast,
+     * partial tests during development.
+     */
+    private static final boolean SKIP_LONG_TESTS =
+        "true".equals(System.getProperty("project.skipExtendedHashTests"));
+
     /** The encryption method to test. */
     private EncryptionMethod method;
     /** Map with the hashes against which the entries in GIVEN_PASSWORDS are tested. */
@@ -79,8 +88,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractEncryptionMethodTest {
 
     @Test
     public void testGivenPasswords() {
-        // Test all entries in GIVEN_PASSWORDS except the last one
-        for (int i = 0; i < GIVEN_PASSWORDS.length - 1; ++i) {
+        // Start with the 2nd to last password if we skip long tests
+        int start = SKIP_LONG_TESTS ? GIVEN_PASSWORDS.length - 2 : 0;
+        // Test entries in GIVEN_PASSWORDS except the last one
+        for (int i = start; i < GIVEN_PASSWORDS.length - 1; ++i) {
             String password = GIVEN_PASSWORDS[i];
             assertTrue("Hash for password '" + password + "' should match",
                 doesGivenHashMatch(password, method));
@@ -124,12 +135,14 @@ public abstract class AbstractEncryptionMethodTest {
                 assertFalse("Upper-case of '" + password + "' should not match generated hash '" + hash + "'",
                     method.comparePassword(password.toUpperCase(), hashedPassword, USERNAME));
             }
+            assumeThat(SKIP_LONG_TESTS, equalTo(false));
         }
     }
 
     /** Tests various strings to ensure that encryption methods don't rely on the hash's format too much. */
     @Test
     public void testMalformedHashes() {
+        assumeThat(SKIP_LONG_TESTS, equalTo(false));
         String salt = method.hasSeparateSalt() ? "testSalt" : null;
         for (String bogusHash : BOGUS_HASHES) {
             HashedPassword hashedPwd = new HashedPassword(bogusHash, salt);