diff --git a/src/tr.py b/src/tr.py
index cf7f16ac..cdf2db8a 100644
--- a/src/tr.py
+++ b/src/tr.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import os
 
 import shared
+import state
 
 # This is used so that the translateText function can be used when we are in daemon mode and not using any QT functions.
 class translateClass:
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ def _translate(context, text, disambiguation = None, encoding = None, n = None):
 
 def translateText(context, text, n = None):
     try:
-        is_daemon = shared.thisapp.daemon
+        is_daemon = shared.thisapp.daemon or state.testmode
     except AttributeError:  # inside the plugin
         is_daemon = False
     if not is_daemon: