diff --git a/src/text_editor/text_editor.cpp b/src/text_editor/text_editor.cpp
index 5469f7e..05072b0 100644
--- a/src/text_editor/text_editor.cpp
+++ b/src/text_editor/text_editor.cpp
@@ -401,14 +401,15 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     InitWindows();
     InitOS(ReportWarningf);
 
+    bool testing = false;
     for (int i = 1; i < argc; i += 1) {
         String it = argv[i];
         if (!FileExists(it)) continue;
 
-        if (EndsWith(it, ".project.lua")) {
-            if (!LuaProjectBuffer) {
-                SetProjectFile(BufferOpenFile(it));
-            }
+        if (it == "--testing") {
+            testing = true;
+        } else if (EndsWith(it, ".project.lua")) {
+            SetProjectFile(BufferOpenFile(it));
         } else {
             Window *window = GetWindow({0});
             WindowOpenBufferView(window, it);
@@ -416,7 +417,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     }
 
     InitLuaConfig();
-    InitTests();
+    if (testing) InitTests();
 #if _WIN32
     AddCo(Windows_SetupVCVarsall);
 #endif