diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/favoritesTreeView/FavoritesManager.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/favoritesTreeView/FavoritesManager.java
index b7f840bd5b8c..d2825c17d558 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/favoritesTreeView/FavoritesManager.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/favoritesTreeView/FavoritesManager.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import com.intellij.ide.projectView.impl.*;
 import com.intellij.ide.projectView.impl.nodes.LibraryGroupElement;
 import com.intellij.ide.projectView.impl.nodes.NamedLibraryElement;
 import com.intellij.ide.util.treeView.AbstractTreeNode;
+import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.components.ProjectComponent;
 import com.intellij.openapi.extensions.Extensions;
 import com.intellij.openapi.module.Module;
@@ -374,21 +375,23 @@ public class FavoritesManager implements ProjectComponent, JDOMExternalizable {
   }
 
   public void projectOpened() {
-    StartupManager.getInstance(myProject).registerPostStartupActivity(new DumbAwareRunnable() {
-      public void run() {
-        final FavoritesListProvider[] providers = Extensions.getExtensions(EP_NAME, myProject);
-        for (FavoritesListProvider provider : providers) {
-          myProviders.put(provider.getListName(myProject), provider);
-        }
-        final MyRootsChangeAdapter myPsiTreeChangeAdapter = new MyRootsChangeAdapter();
+    if (!ApplicationManager.getApplication().isUnitTestMode()) {
+      StartupManager.getInstance(myProject).registerPostStartupActivity(new DumbAwareRunnable() {
+        public void run() {
+          final FavoritesListProvider[] providers = Extensions.getExtensions(EP_NAME, myProject);
+          for (FavoritesListProvider provider : providers) {
+            myProviders.put(provider.getListName(myProject), provider);
+          }
+          final MyRootsChangeAdapter myPsiTreeChangeAdapter = new MyRootsChangeAdapter();
 
-        PsiManager.getInstance(myProject).addPsiTreeChangeListener(myPsiTreeChangeAdapter, myProject);
-        if (myName2FavoritesRoots.isEmpty()) {
-          myDescriptions.put(myProject.getName(), "auto-added");
-          createNewList(myProject.getName());
+          PsiManager.getInstance(myProject).addPsiTreeChangeListener(myPsiTreeChangeAdapter, myProject);
+          if (myName2FavoritesRoots.isEmpty()) {
+            myDescriptions.put(myProject.getName(), "auto-added");
+            createNewList(myProject.getName());
+          }
         }
-      }
-    });
+      });
+    }
   }
 
   public void projectClosed() {