diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index be37ebf9..da6c1e35 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@ dependencies = [
  "memchr",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "disable-redaction-test"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "veil",
+ "veil-tests",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "glob"
 version = "0.3.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c865629d..219d3245 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,12 @@ license = "MIT"
 repository = "https://github.com/primait/veil"
 
 [workspace]
-members = ["veil-macros", "veil-tests"]
+members = ["veil-macros", "veil-tests"
+# Because those tests deal with global state we need to run them in a separate process. 
+# The easiest/only way to do this with the standard rust test harness is to put them in a
+# separate crate
+,"veil-tests/disable-redaction-test"
+]
 
 [dependencies]
 veil-macros = { path = "veil-macros" }
diff --git a/veil-tests/disable-redaction-test/Cargo.toml b/veil-tests/disable-redaction-test/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ed8b9d0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/veil-tests/disable-redaction-test/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[package]
+name = "disable-redaction-test"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
+veil = { path = "../../" }
+veil-tests = { path = "../" }
diff --git a/veil-tests/disable-redaction-test/src/lib.rs b/veil-tests/disable-redaction-test/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f1892218
--- /dev/null
+++ b/veil-tests/disable-redaction-test/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#![cfg_attr(not(test), allow(unused))]
+/// Simple test that ensures veil can actually be disabled
+
+use veil::Redact;
+use veil_tests::{SENSITIVE_DATA, assert_has_sensitive_data};
+#[test]
+fn test_veil_can_be_disabled() {
+    #[derive(Redact)]
+    struct SensitiveWrapper(#[redact] String);
+    veil::set_debug_format(veil::DebugFormat::Plaintext).ok();
+    assert_has_sensitive_data(SensitiveWrapper(SENSITIVE_DATA[0].to_string()));
+}
diff --git a/veil-tests/src/redaction_tests.rs b/veil-tests/src/redaction_tests.rs
index f686bb67..eecc67f6 100644
--- a/veil-tests/src/redaction_tests.rs
+++ b/veil-tests/src/redaction_tests.rs
@@ -147,11 +147,3 @@ fn test_sensitive_tuple_structs() {
         SENSITIVE_DATA[3],
     ));
 }
-
-#[test]
-fn test_veil_can_be_disabled() {
-    #[derive(Redact)]
-    struct SensitiveWrapper(#[redact] String);
-    veil::set_debug_format(veil::DebugFormat::Plaintext).ok();
-    assert_has_sensitive_data(SensitiveWrapper(SENSITIVE_DATA[0].to_string()));
-}