diff --git a/Model/Utilities/FeatureFlags.swift b/Model/Utilities/FeatureFlags.swift
index d7d2b358..9f6e5481 100644
--- a/Model/Utilities/FeatureFlags.swift
+++ b/Model/Utilities/FeatureFlags.swift
@@ -16,6 +16,15 @@
 import Foundation
 
 enum FeatureFlags {
+    
+    public static func isUITesting() -> Bool {
+        #if DEBUG
+            ProcessInfo.processInfo.arguments.contains("ui_testing")
+        #else
+            false
+        #endif
+    }
+    
 #if DEBUG
     static let wikipediaDarkUserCSS: Bool = true
     static let map: Bool = true
diff --git a/UITests_iOS/LoadingUI_iOS_Test.swift b/UITests_iOS/LoadingUI_iOS_Test.swift
index 9623dc0a..f201be25 100644
--- a/UITests_iOS/LoadingUI_iOS_Test.swift
+++ b/UITests_iOS/LoadingUI_iOS_Test.swift
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ final class LoadingUI_iOS_Test: XCTestCase {
     @MainActor
     func testLaunchingApp_onIPhone() throws {
         let app = XCUIApplication()
+        app.launchArguments = ["ui_testing"]
         app.activate()
         app/*@START_MENU_TOKEN@*/.buttons["Library"]/*[[".otherElements.buttons[\"Library\"]",".buttons[\"Library\"]"],[[[-1,1],[-1,0]]],[0]]@END_MENU_TOKEN@*/.tap()
         app/*@START_MENU_TOKEN@*/.buttons["New"]/*[[".tabBars",".buttons[\"New\"]",".buttons[\"newspaper\"]"],[[[-1,2],[-1,1],[-1,0,1]],[[-1,2],[-1,1]]],[1]]@END_MENU_TOKEN@*/.tap()
diff --git a/ViewModel/LibraryViewModel.swift b/ViewModel/LibraryViewModel.swift
index 9140ecb7..055cc1b4 100644
--- a/ViewModel/LibraryViewModel.swift
+++ b/ViewModel/LibraryViewModel.swift
@@ -115,7 +115,9 @@ final class LibraryViewModel: ObservableObject {
     }
 
     func start(isUserInitiated: Bool) {
-        Task { await start(isUserInitiated: isUserInitiated) }
+        if !FeatureFlags.isUITesting() {
+            Task { await start(isUserInitiated: isUserInitiated) }
+        }
     }
 
     @MainActor