diff --git a/Mage.Verify/src/test/java/mage/verify/VerifyCardDataTest.java b/Mage.Verify/src/test/java/mage/verify/VerifyCardDataTest.java
index 9c9afcfc5bd..2224d8cc4f8 100644
--- a/Mage.Verify/src/test/java/mage/verify/VerifyCardDataTest.java
+++ b/Mage.Verify/src/test/java/mage/verify/VerifyCardDataTest.java
@@ -83,10 +83,22 @@ public class VerifyCardDataTest {
 
     private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(VerifyCardDataTest.class);
 
-    private static final String FULL_ABILITIES_CHECK_SET_CODES = "BLC"; // check ability text due mtgjson, can use multiple sets like MAT;CMD or * for all
-    private static final boolean CHECK_ONLY_ABILITIES_TEXT = false; // use when checking text locally, suppresses unnecessary checks and output messages
+    private static String FULL_ABILITIES_CHECK_SET_CODES = "BLC"; // check ability text due mtgjson, can use multiple sets like MAT;CMD or * for all
+    private static boolean CHECK_ONLY_ABILITIES_TEXT = false; // use when checking text locally, suppresses unnecessary checks and output messages
     private static final boolean CHECK_COPYABLE_FIELDS = true; // disable for better verify test performance
 
+    // for automated local testing support
+    static {
+        String val = System.getProperty("xmage.tests.verifyCheckSetCodes");
+        if (val != null) {
+            FULL_ABILITIES_CHECK_SET_CODES = val;
+        }
+        val = System.getProperty("xmage.tests.verifyCheckOnlyText");
+        if (val != null) {
+            CHECK_ONLY_ABILITIES_TEXT = Boolean.parseBoolean(val);
+        }
+    }
+
     private static final boolean AUTO_FIX_SAMPLE_DECKS = false; // debug only: auto-fix sample decks by test_checkSampleDecks test run
 
     private static final Set<String> checkedNames = new HashSet<>(); // skip already checked cards
@@ -3338,4 +3350,4 @@ public class VerifyCardDataTest {
 
         System.out.println(String.format("ALL DONE, found and write %d combos", allCombos.size()));
     }
-}
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+}