diff --git a/src/ecmascript/ecmascript.c b/src/ecmascript/ecmascript.c
index 90f0f90c..d1083c26 100644
--- a/src/ecmascript/ecmascript.c
+++ b/src/ecmascript/ecmascript.c
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ 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) {
+	if (interpreter->changed && !get_cmd_opt_bool("test")) {
 		struct document_view *doc_view = interpreter->vs->doc_view;
 		struct document *document = doc_view->document;
 		struct session *ses = doc_view->session;