diff --git a/botanjs/service/jwork.py b/botanjs/service/jwork.py
index a0aacc8..6d6c182 100644
--- a/botanjs/service/jwork.py
+++ b/botanjs/service/jwork.py
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@
 import os
 from botanjs.classmap import ClassMap
 
-CeleryExists = True 
+if os.getenv( "UNIT_TEST" ) == "1":
+	CeleryExists =  False
+else:
+	CeleryExists = True
+
 try:
 	from celery import Celery
 except ImportError: