diff --git a/src/common/Modes.cpp b/src/common/Modes.cpp
index 23c385ec..c0550c00 100644
--- a/src/common/Modes.cpp
+++ b/src/common/Modes.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ Modes::Modes()
         {
             this->isPortable = true;
         }
+        else if (line.startsWith("test"))
+        {
+            this->test = line.mid(4);
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/common/Modes.hpp b/src/common/Modes.hpp
index 6bf5cc25..6b56b96a 100644
--- a/src/common/Modes.hpp
+++ b/src/common/Modes.hpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ public:
 
     bool isNightly{};
     bool isPortable{};
+    QString test{};
 };
 
 }  // namespace chatterino
diff --git a/src/singletons/Updates.cpp b/src/singletons/Updates.cpp
index b5fcea2f..b6a6f4ce 100644
--- a/src/singletons/Updates.cpp
+++ b/src/singletons/Updates.cpp
@@ -214,6 +214,15 @@ void Updates::checkForUpdates()
     NetworkRequest(url)
         .timeout(60000)
         .onSuccess([this](auto result) -> Outcome {
+            if (Modes::getInstance().test == "0")
+            {
+                return Success;
+            }
+            if (Modes::getInstance().test == "1")
+            {
+                return Failure;
+            }
+
             auto object = result.parseJson();
             /// Version available on every platform
             QJsonValue version_val = object.value("version");
@@ -224,6 +233,10 @@ void Updates::checkForUpdates()
                 qDebug() << "error updating";
                 return Failure;
             }
+            if (Modes::getInstance().test == "2")
+            {
+                return Failure;
+            }
 
 #if defined Q_OS_WIN || defined Q_OS_MACOS
             /// Windows downloads an installer for the new version
@@ -235,6 +248,10 @@ void Updates::checkForUpdates()
                 return Failure;
             }
             this->updateExe_ = updateExe_val.toString();
+            if (Modes::getInstance().test == "3")
+            {
+                return Failure;
+            }
 
             /// Windows portable
             QJsonValue portable_val = object.value("portable_download");
@@ -256,9 +273,19 @@ void Updates::checkForUpdates()
             return Failure;
 #endif
 
+            if (Modes::getInstance().test == "4")
+            {
+                return Failure;
+            }
+
             /// Current version
             this->onlineVersion_ = version_val.toString();
 
+            if (Modes::getInstance().test == "5")
+            {
+                return Failure;
+            }
+
             /// Update available :)
             if (this->currentVersion_ != this->onlineVersion_)
             {
@@ -281,6 +308,16 @@ Updates::Status Updates::getStatus() const
 
 bool Updates::shouldShowUpdateButton() const
 {
+    if (Modes::getInstance().test == "8")
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (Modes::getInstance().test == "9")
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
     switch (this->getStatus())
     {
         case UpdateAvailable:
@@ -314,6 +351,12 @@ void Updates::setStatus_(Status status)
     if (this->status_ != status)
     {
         this->status_ = status;
+
+        if (Modes::getInstance().test == "6")
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
         postToThread([this, status] { this->statusUpdated.invoke(status); });
     }
 }