diff --git a/tests/issues/issue_905.py b/tests/issues/issue_905.py
index 8a4e29a3..88862f32 100644
--- a/tests/issues/issue_905.py
+++ b/tests/issues/issue_905.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import sys
 from PyQt5 import Qt
 from vtk.qt.QVTKRenderWindowInteractor import QVTKRenderWindowInteractor
-from vedo import Plotter, Cone, printc
+from vedo import Plotter, Cone, printc, settings
 
 
 class MainWindow(Qt.QMainWindow):
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ def onClick(self):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+    if settings.dry_run_mode:
+        sys.exit()
     app = Qt.QApplication(sys.argv)
     window = MainWindow()
     app.exec_()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/issues/issue_946.py b/tests/issues/issue_946.py
index ca8e1801..6cc8295d 100644
--- a/tests/issues/issue_946.py
+++ b/tests/issues/issue_946.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import sys
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QMainWindow, QApplication, QFrame, QVBoxLayout
 from vtkmodules.qt.QVTKRenderWindowInteractor import QVTKRenderWindowInteractor
-from vedo import dataurl, Volume
+from vedo import dataurl, Volume, settings
 from vedo.applications import Slicer3DPlotter
 
 
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ def onClose(self):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+    if settings.dry_run_mode:
+        exit()
     app = QApplication(sys.argv)
     window = MainWindow()
     app.aboutToQuit.connect(window.onClose)