diff --git a/src/blackcore/actionbind.cpp b/src/blackcore/actionbind.cpp
index e11f501e4..a1de0e162 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/actionbind.cpp
+++ b/src/blackcore/actionbind.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ namespace BlackCore
 
     QString CActionBind::registerAction(const QString &action, const QPixmap &icon)
     {
-        if (!sApp || sApp->isShuttingDown()) return {};
+        if (!sApp || sApp->isShuttingDown()) { return {}; }
+        if (sApp->getApplicationInfo().isUnitTest()) { return {}; }
 
         const QString a = CActionBind::normalizeAction(action);
         Q_ASSERT_X(sApp && sApp->getInputManager(), Q_FUNC_INFO, "Missing input manager");
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@ namespace BlackCore
     void CActionBind::unbind()
     {
         if (m_index < 0) { return; }
+        if (sApp->getApplicationInfo().isUnitTest()) { return; }
+
         Q_ASSERT_X(sApp && sApp->getInputManager(), Q_FUNC_INFO, "Missing input manager");
         sApp->getInputManager()->unbind(m_index);
         m_index = -1;
diff --git a/src/blackcore/actionbind.h b/src/blackcore/actionbind.h
index 3f4a194ce..b1b5c4537 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/actionbind.h
+++ b/src/blackcore/actionbind.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ namespace BlackCore
         {
             // workaround if a binding is taking place in an empty context
             if (!sApp || sApp->isShuttingDown()) { return; }
+            if (sApp->getApplicationInfo().isUnitTest()) { return; }
 
             const QString a = CActionBind::registerAction(action, icon);
             Q_ASSERT_X(sApp && sApp->getInputManager(), Q_FUNC_INFO, "Missing input manager");
diff --git a/src/blackcore/application.cpp b/src/blackcore/application.cpp
index 8118f556c..3dd663908 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/application.cpp
+++ b/src/blackcore/application.cpp
@@ -1369,7 +1369,7 @@ namespace BlackCore
         }
 
         const QStringList verifyErrors = CDirectoryUtils::verifyRuntimeDirectoriesAndFiles();
-        if (!verifyErrors.isEmpty())
+        if (!verifyErrors.isEmpty() && !m_applicationInfo.isUnitTest())
         {
             this->cmdLineErrorMessage("Missing runtime directories/files: " + verifyErrors.join(", "));
             return false;