diff --git a/config/initializers/mailer_config.rb b/config/initializers/mailer_config.rb
index 73928f740..cbc5f7330 100644
--- a/config/initializers/mailer_config.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/mailer_config.rb
@@ -3,15 +3,17 @@
 #   the COPYRIGHT file.
 
 Diaspora::Application.configure do
-  config.action_mailer.delivery_method = :smtp
   config.action_mailer.default_url_options = {:host => APP_CONFIG[:terse_pod_url]}
-  config.action_mailer.smtp_settings = {
-    :address => APP_CONFIG[:smtp_address],
-    :port => APP_CONFIG[:smtp_port],
-    :domain => APP_CONFIG[:smtp_domain],
-    :authentication => APP_CONFIG[:smtp_authentication],
-    :user_name => APP_CONFIG[:smtp_username],
-    :password => APP_CONFIG[:smtp_password],
-    :enable_starttls_auto => true
-  }
+  unless Rails.env == 'test'
+    config.action_mailer.delivery_method = :smtp
+    config.action_mailer.smtp_settings = {
+      :address => APP_CONFIG[:smtp_address],
+      :port => APP_CONFIG[:smtp_port],
+      :domain => APP_CONFIG[:smtp_domain],
+      :authentication => APP_CONFIG[:smtp_authentication],
+      :user_name => APP_CONFIG[:smtp_username],
+      :password => APP_CONFIG[:smtp_password],
+      :enable_starttls_auto => true
+    }
+  end
 end