diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/pluginsAdvertisement/PluginsAdvertiserStartupActivity.kt b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/pluginsAdvertisement/PluginsAdvertiserStartupActivity.kt
index 5de54c145d42..3ca351654887 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/pluginsAdvertisement/PluginsAdvertiserStartupActivity.kt
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/pluginsAdvertisement/PluginsAdvertiserStartupActivity.kt
@@ -161,6 +161,10 @@ internal fun findSuggestedPlugins(project: Project, customRepositories: Map<Stri
 }
 
 private suspend fun getFeatureMapFromMarketPlace(customPluginIds: Set<String>, featureType: String): Map<String, PluginDataSet> {
+  if (isTestingMode) {
+    return emptyMap()
+  }
+
   val params = mapOf("featureType" to featureType)
   val features = MarketplaceRequests.getInstance().getFeatures(params)
   return features