diff --git a/config.js b/config.js
index 770327c..541009a 100644
--- a/config.js
+++ b/config.js
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ Options:
 	--test_skip_orthophotos	If test mode is enabled, skip orthophoto results when generating assets. (default: false) 
 	--test_skip_dems	If test mode is enabled, skip dems results when generating assets. (default: false) 
 	--test_drop_uploads	If test mode is enabled, drop /task/new/upload requests with 50% probability. (default: false)
+	--test_fail_tasks	If test mode is enabled, mark tasks as failed. (default: false)
 	--powercycle	When set, the application exits immediately after powering up. Useful for testing launch and compilation issues.
 	--token <token>	Sets a token that needs to be passed for every request. This can be used to limit access to the node only to token holders. (default: none)
 	--max_images <number>	Specify the maximum number of images that this processing node supports. (default: unlimited)
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ config.test = argv.test || fromConfigFile("test", false);
 config.testSkipOrthophotos = argv.test_skip_orthophotos || fromConfigFile("testSkipOrthophotos", false);
 config.testSkipDems = argv.test_skip_dems || fromConfigFile("testSkipDems", false);
 config.testDropUploads = argv.test_drop_uploads || fromConfigFile("testDropUploads", false);
+config.testFailTasks = argv.test_fail_tasks || fromConfigFile("testFailTasks", false);
 config.powercycle = argv.powercycle || fromConfigFile("powercycle", false);
 config.token = argv.token || fromConfigFile("token", "");
 config.maxImages = parseInt(argv.max_images || fromConfigFile("maxImages", "")) || null;
diff --git a/libs/Task.js b/libs/Task.js
index ad5a6df..694e94d 100644
--- a/libs/Task.js
+++ b/libs/Task.js
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ module.exports = class Task{
                               'odm_georeferencing', 'odm_texturing',
                               'odm_dem/dsm.tif', 'odm_dem/dtm.tif', 'dsm_tiles', 'dtm_tiles',
                               'orthophoto_tiles', 'potree_pointcloud', 'images.json'];
+            let tasks = [];
             
             if (config.test){
                 if (config.testSkipOrthophotos){
@@ -336,11 +337,14 @@ module.exports = class Task{
                         allPaths.splice(allPaths.indexOf(p), 1);
                     });
                 }
+
+                if (config.testFailTasks){
+                    logger.info("Test mode will fail the task");
+                    tasks.push(done => done(new Error("Test fail")));
+                }
             }
             
-            let tasks = [];
             if (!this.skipPostProcessing) tasks.push(runPostProcessingScript());
-            
             tasks.push(createZipArchive('all.zip', allPaths));
             
             // Upload to S3 all paths + all.zip file (if config says so)