diff --git a/src/bitmessagemain.py b/src/bitmessagemain.py
index f380d6e2..f3d69bac 100755
--- a/src/bitmessagemain.py
+++ b/src/bitmessagemain.py
@@ -325,12 +325,21 @@ class Main:
             upnpThread = upnp.uPnPThread()
             upnpThread.start()
 
-        if daemon == False and BMConfigParser().safeGetBoolean('bitmessagesettings', 'daemon') == False:
+        if daemon == False and BMConfigParser().safeGetBoolean('bitmessagesettings', 'daemon') == False and not state.testmode:
             if state.curses == False:
                 if not depends.check_pyqt():
-                    print('PyBitmessage requires PyQt unless you want to run it as a daemon and interact with it using the API. You can download PyQt from http://www.riverbankcomputing.com/software/pyqt/download   or by searching Google for \'PyQt Download\'. If you want to run in daemon mode, see https://bitmessage.org/wiki/Daemon')
-                    print('You can also run PyBitmessage with the new curses interface by providing \'-c\' as a commandline argument.')
-                    sys.exit()
+                    sys.exit(
+                        'PyBitmessage requires PyQt unless you want to'
+                        ' run it as a daemon and interact with it using'
+                        ' the API. You can download PyQt from'
+                        ' http://www.riverbankcomputing.com/software/pyqt/download'
+                        ' or by searching Google for \'PyQt Download\'.'
+                        ' If you want to run in daemon mode, see'
+                        ' https://bitmessage.org/wiki/Daemon\n'
+                        'You can also run PyBitmessage with the'
+                        ' curses interface by providing \'-c\''
+                        ' as a commandline argument.'
+                    )
 
                 import bitmessageqt
                 bitmessageqt.run()