diff --git a/tests/common/main_test.go b/tests/common/main_test.go
index d03f120e0..af5032a6e 100644
--- a/tests/common/main_test.go
+++ b/tests/common/main_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ import (
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/tests/v3/framework/config"
 )
 
-var testRunner = framework.UnitTestRunner
+var testRunner framework.TestRunner
+
 var clusterTestCases = []testCase{
 	{
 		name:   "NoTLS",
diff --git a/tests/common/unit_test.go b/tests/common/unit_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d88b15594
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/common/unit_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// Copyright 2022 The etcd Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+//go:build !(e2e || integration)
+
+package common
+
+import (
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/tests/v3/framework"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/tests/v3/framework/config"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	testRunner = framework.UnitTestRunner
+}
+
+// When a build tag (e.g. e2e or integration) isn't configured in IDE,
+// then IDE may complain "Unresolved reference 'WithAuth'". So we need
+// to define a default WithAuth to resolve such case.
+func WithAuth(userName, password string) config.ClientOption {
+	return func(any) {}
+}
diff --git a/tests/framework/framework.go b/tests/framework/framework.go
index 5f41ba6f5..85557880d 100644
--- a/tests/framework/framework.go
+++ b/tests/framework/framework.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ package framework
 
 var (
 	// UnitTestRunner only runs in `--short` mode, will fail otherwise. Attempts in cluster creation will result in tests being skipped.
-	UnitTestRunner testRunner = unitRunner{}
+	UnitTestRunner TestRunner = unitRunner{}
 	// E2eTestRunner runs etcd and etcdctl binaries in a separate process.
 	E2eTestRunner = e2eRunner{}
 	// IntegrationTestRunner runs etcdserver.EtcdServer in separate goroutine and uses client libraries to communicate.
diff --git a/tests/framework/interface.go b/tests/framework/interface.go
index a1f9bb174..0acf2f3a2 100644
--- a/tests/framework/interface.go
+++ b/tests/framework/interface.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/tests/v3/framework/config"
 )
 
-type testRunner interface {
+type TestRunner interface {
 	TestMain(m *testing.M)
 	BeforeTest(testing.TB)
 	NewCluster(context.Context, testing.TB, config.ClusterConfig) Cluster
diff --git a/tests/framework/unit.go b/tests/framework/unit.go
index 27114373c..7a865d85c 100644
--- a/tests/framework/unit.go
+++ b/tests/framework/unit.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 
 type unitRunner struct{}
 
-var _ testRunner = (*unitRunner)(nil)
+var _ TestRunner = (*unitRunner)(nil)
 
 func (e unitRunner) TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	flag.Parse()