diff --git a/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py b/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py
index 4e086e034b..5940887e3d 100644
--- a/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py
+++ b/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py
@@ -883,6 +883,6 @@ if DEBUG or TESTING:
     PLUGIN_DIRS.append('plugin.samples')
 
 # Plugin test settings
-PLUGIN_TESTING = get_setting('PLUGIN_TESTING', False)  # are plugins beeing tested?
+PLUGIN_TESTING = get_setting('PLUGIN_TESTING', TESTING)  # are plugins beeing tested?
 PLUGIN_TESTING_SETUP = get_setting('PLUGIN_TESTING_SETUP', False)  # load plugins from setup hooks in testing?
 PLUGIN_RETRY = get_setting('PLUGIN_RETRY', 5 if not TESTING else 1)  # how often should plugin loading be tried?