diff --git a/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py b/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py
index 216908798f..fc47861b25 100644
--- a/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py
+++ b/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ PLUGIN_DIRS = [
 ]
 
 # load samples if in debug mode
-if DEBUG:
+if DEBUG or TESTING:
     PLUGIN_DIRS.append('plugin.samples')
 
 # collect all plugins from paths