diff --git a/src/ecmascript/ecmascript.c b/src/ecmascript/ecmascript.c
index d1083c26f..cee6c85e9 100644
--- a/src/ecmascript/ecmascript.c
+++ b/src/ecmascript/ecmascript.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "ecmascript/timer.h"
 #include "intl/libintl.h"
 #include "main/module.h"
+#include "main/main.h"
 #include "main/select.h"
 #include "main/timer.h"
 #include "osdep/osdep.h"
@@ -275,7 +276,7 @@ check_for_rerender(struct ecmascript_interpreter *interpreter, const char* text)
 #ifdef ECMASCRIPT_DEBUG
 	fprintf(stderr, "%s:%s %s %d\n", __FILE__, __FUNCTION__, text, interpreter->changed);
 #endif
-	if (interpreter->changed && !get_cmd_opt_bool("test")) {
+	if (interpreter->changed && !program.testjs) {
 		struct document_view *doc_view = interpreter->vs->doc_view;
 		struct document *document = doc_view->document;
 		struct session *ses = doc_view->session;
@@ -643,7 +644,7 @@ init_ecmascript_module(struct module *module)
 	if (xdg_config_home) {
 		/* ecmascript console log */
 		console_log_filename = straconcat(xdg_config_home, "/console.log", NULL);
-		console_error_filename = get_cmd_opt_bool("test") ? stracpy("/dev/stderr") : straconcat(xdg_config_home, "/console.err", NULL);
+		console_error_filename = program.testjs ? stracpy("/dev/stderr") : straconcat(xdg_config_home, "/console.err", NULL);
 		/* ecmascript local storage db location */
 #ifdef CONFIG_OS_DOS
 		local_storage_filename = stracpy("elinks_ls.db");
diff --git a/src/ecmascript/mujs/console.c b/src/ecmascript/mujs/console.c
index 578b09046..7ecd1e6f7 100644
--- a/src/ecmascript/mujs/console.c
+++ b/src/ecmascript/mujs/console.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ mjs_console_exit(js_State *J)
 #ifdef ECMASCRIPT_DEBUG
 	fprintf(stderr, "%s:%s\n", __FILE__, __FUNCTION__);
 #endif
-	if (!get_cmd_opt_bool("test")) {
+	if (!program.testjs) {
 		js_pushundefined(J);
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/src/ecmascript/quickjs/console.c b/src/ecmascript/quickjs/console.c
index 3fb9e2948..1b33dbf59 100644
--- a/src/ecmascript/quickjs/console.c
+++ b/src/ecmascript/quickjs/console.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ js_console_exit(JSContext *ctx, JSValueConst this_val, int argc, JSValueConst *a
 #ifdef ECMASCRIPT_DEBUG
 	fprintf(stderr, "%s:%s\n", __FILE__, __FUNCTION__);
 #endif
-	if (!get_cmd_opt_bool("test")) {
+	if (!program.testjs) {
 		return JS_UNDEFINED;
 	}
 	program.retval = JS_ToBool(ctx, argv[0]) ? RET_ERROR : RET_OK;
diff --git a/src/ecmascript/spidermonkey/console.cpp b/src/ecmascript/spidermonkey/console.cpp
index 51321d9b0..4dce820e6 100644
--- a/src/ecmascript/spidermonkey/console.cpp
+++ b/src/ecmascript/spidermonkey/console.cpp
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ console_exit(JSContext *ctx, unsigned int argc, JS::Value *vp)
 	JS::CallArgs args = CallArgsFromVp(argc, vp);
 	args.rval().setUndefined();
 
-	if (!get_cmd_opt_bool("test")) {
+	if (!program.testjs) {
 		return true;
 	}
 	program.retval = args[0].toBoolean() ? RET_ERROR : RET_OK;
diff --git a/src/main/main.c b/src/main/main.c
index 513ac878c..450dea7b3 100644
--- a/src/main/main.c
+++ b/src/main/main.c
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ init(void)
 		free_string_list(&url_list);
 		return;
 	}
+	program.testjs = get_cmd_opt_bool("test");
 
 	if (!remote_session_flags) {
 		check_stdio(&url_list);
diff --git a/src/main/main.h b/src/main/main.h
index fa6dcd8b4..96d83bb1c 100644
--- a/src/main/main.h
+++ b/src/main/main.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ struct program {
 	int terminate;
 	enum retval retval;
 	char *path;
+	unsigned int testjs:1;
 };
 
 extern struct program program;
diff --git a/src/osdep/osdep.c b/src/osdep/osdep.c
index 4f5948ec1..8e7659a78 100644
--- a/src/osdep/osdep.c
+++ b/src/osdep/osdep.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 #include "elinks.h"
 
 #include "config/options.h"
+#include "main/main.h"
 #include "main/select.h"
 #include "osdep/osdep.h"
 #include "osdep/signals.h"
@@ -875,7 +876,7 @@ done_draw(void)
 int
 get_output_handle(void)
 {
-	if (get_cmd_opt_bool("test")) {
+	if (program.testjs) {
 		return open("/dev/null", O_WRONLY);
 	}