diff --git a/config-default.json b/config-default.json
index 7f71512..5a46cbe 100644
--- a/config-default.json
+++ b/config-default.json
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@
 	"port": 3000,
 	"deamon": false,
 	"parallelQueueProcessing": 2,
-	"cleanupTasksAfter": 3
+	"cleanupTasksAfter": 3,
+	"test": false
 }
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diff --git a/config.js b/config.js
index 2422751..eed2c45 100644
--- a/config.js
+++ b/config.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Options:
 	-d, --deamonize 	Set process to run as a deamon
 	--parallel_queue_processing <number> Number of simultaneous processing tasks (default: 2)
 	--cleanup_tasks_after <number> Number of days that elapse before deleting finished and canceled tasks (default: 3) 
+	--test Enable test mode. In test mode, no commands are sent to OpenDroneMap. This can be useful during development or testing (default: false)
 Log Levels: 
 error | debug | info | verbose | debug | silly 
 `);
@@ -76,5 +77,6 @@ config.port = parseInt(argv.port || argv.p || fromConfigFile("port", process.env
 config.deamon = argv.deamonize || argv.d || fromConfigFile("daemon", false);
 config.parallelQueueProcessing = argv.parallel_queue_processing || fromConfigFile("parallelQueueProcessing", 2);
 config.cleanupTasksAfter = argv.cleanup_tasks_after || fromConfigFile("cleanupTasksAfter", 3);
+config.test = argv.test || fromConfigFile("test", false);
 
 module.exports = config;
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 372f7b6..106b37e 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -501,6 +501,8 @@ process.on ('SIGTERM', gracefulShutdown);
 process.on ('SIGINT', gracefulShutdown);
 
 // Startup
+if (config.test) logger.info("Running in test mode");
+
 async.series([
 	cb => odmOptions.initialize(cb),
 	cb => { taskManager = new TaskManager(cb); },
diff --git a/libs/odmRunner.js b/libs/odmRunner.js
index 4a59094..e20a4f2 100644
--- a/libs/odmRunner.js
+++ b/libs/odmRunner.js
@@ -16,11 +16,14 @@ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 "use strict";
+let fs = require('fs');
+let path = require('path');
 let assert = require('assert');
 let spawn = require('child_process').spawn;
 let config = require('../config.js');
 let logger = require('./logger');
 
+
 module.exports = {
 	run: function(options, done, outputReceived){
 		assert(options["project-path"] !== undefined, "project-path must be defined");
@@ -42,6 +45,15 @@ module.exports = {
 
 		logger.info(`About to run: python ${command.join(" ")}`);
 
+		if (config.test){
+			logger.info("Test mode is on, command will not execute");
+
+			// TODO: simulate test output
+			done(null, 0, null);
+
+			return; // Skip rest
+		}
+
 		// Launch
 		let childProcess = spawn("python", command, {cwd: config.odm_path});
 
@@ -56,6 +68,32 @@ module.exports = {
 	},
 
 	getJsonOptions: function(done){
+		// In test mode, we don't call ODM, 
+		// instead we return a mock
+		if (config.test){
+			let optionsTestFile = "../tests/odm_options.json";
+			fs.readFile(path.resolve(__dirname, optionsTestFile), 'utf8', (err, json) => {
+				if (!err){
+					try{
+						let options = JSON.parse(json);
+						
+						// We also mark each description with "TEST" (to make sure we know this is not real data)
+						options.forEach(option => { option.help = "## TEST ##" + (option.help !== undefined ? ` ${option.help}` : ""); });
+
+						done(null, options);
+					}catch(e){
+						console.log(`Invalid test options ${optionsTestFile}: ${err.message}`);
+						done(e);
+					}
+				}else{
+					console.log(`Error: ${err.message}`);
+					done(err);
+				}
+			});
+
+			return; // Skip rest
+		}
+
 		// Launch
 		let childProcess = spawn("python", [`${__dirname}/../helpers/odmOptionsToJson.py`,
 				"--project-path", config.odm_path]);
diff --git a/tests/odm_options.json b/tests/odm_options.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19142a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/odm_options.json
@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+[
+  {
+    "domain": "integer",
+    "help": "The maximum number of images per cluster. Default: 500",
+    "name": "cmvs-maxImages",
+    "type": "int",
+    "value": "500"
+  },
+  {
+    "domain": "positive integer",
+    "help": "Oct-tree depth used in the mesh reconstruction, increase to get more vertices, recommended values are 8-12. Default: 9",
+    "name": "odm_meshing-octreeDepth",
+    "type": "int",
+    "value": "9"
+  },
+  {
+    "domain": "positive integer",
+    "help": "The maximum vertex count of the output mesh Default: 100000",
+    "name": "odm_meshing-maxVertexCount",
+    "type": "int",
+    "value": "100000"
+  },
+  {
+    "domain": "percent",
+    "help": "Ignore matched keypoints if the two images share less than <float> percent of keypoints. Default: 2",
+    "name": "matcher-threshold",
+    "type": "float",
+    "value": "2"
+  },
+  {
+    "domain": "integer",
+    "help": "Minimum number of features to extract per image. More features leads to better results but slower execution. Default: 4000",
+    "name": "min-num-features",
+    "type": "int",
+    "value": "4000"
+  },
+  {
+    "domain": "positive float",
+    "help": "Override the focal length information for the images",
+    "name": "force-focal",
+    "type": "float",
+    "value": "0"
+  },
+  {
+    "domain": "integer",
+    "help": "resizes images by the largest side",
+    "name": "resize-to",
+    "type": "int",
+    "value": "2400"
+  },
+  {
+    "domain": "positive integer",
+    "help": "The level in the image pyramid that is used for the computation. see http://www.di.ens.fr/pmvs/documentation.html for more pmvs documentation. Default: 1",
+    "name": "pmvs-level",
+    "type": "int",
+    "value": "1"
+  },
+  {
+    "domain": "float: -1.0 <= x <= 1.0",
+    "help": "A patch reconstruction is accepted as a success and kept if its associated photometric consistency measure is above this threshold. Default: 0.7",
+    "name": "pmvs-threshold",
+    "type": "float",
+    "value": "0.7"
+  },
+  {
+    "domain": "positive integer",
+    "help": "Each 3D point must be visible in at least minImageNum images for being reconstructed. 3 is suggested in general. Default: 3",
+    "name": "pmvs-minImageNum",
+    "type": "int",
+    "value": "3"
+  },
+  {
+    "domain": "float >= 1.0",
+    "help": "Number of points per octree node, recommended and default value: 1",
+    "name": "odm_meshing-samplesPerNode",
+    "type": "float",
+    "value": "1"
+  },
+  {
+    "domain": "string",
+    "help": "Skip filling of holes in the mesh. Default:  false",
+    "name": "mvs_texturing-skipHoleFilling",
+    "type": "string",
+    "value": "false"
+  },
+  {
+    "domain": "string",
+    "help": "Skip geometric visibility test. Default:  false",
+    "name": "mvs_texturing-skipGlobalSeamLeveling",
+    "type": "string",
+    "value": "false"
+  },
+  {
+    "domain": "positive float",
+    "help": "Override the ccd width information for the images",
+    "name": "force-ccd",
+    "type": "float",
+    "value": "0"
+  },
+  {
+    "domain": "",
+    "help": "Generates a benchmark file with runtime info\nDefault: false",
+    "name": "time",
+    "type": "bool",
+    "value": "false"
+  },
+  {
+    "domain": "positive integer",
+    "help": "The resolution of the output textures. Must be greater than textureWithSize. Default: 4096",
+    "name": "odm_texturing-textureResolution",
+    "type": "int",
+    "value": "4096"
+  },
+  {
+    "domain": "integer",
+    "help": "Distance threshold in meters to find pre-matching images based on GPS exif data. Set to 0 to skip pre-matching. Default: 0",
+    "name": "matcher-distance",
+    "type": "int",
+    "value": "0"
+  },
+  {
+    "domain": "positive integer",
+    "help": "Cell size controls the density of reconstructionsDefault: 2",
+    "name": "pmvs-csize",
+    "type": "int",
+    "value": "2"
+  },
+  {
+    "domain": "float > 0.0",
+    "help": "Orthophoto ground resolution in pixels/meterDefault: 20",
+    "name": "odm_orthophoto-resolution",
+    "type": "float",
+    "value": "20"
+  },
+  {
+    "domain": "positive integer",
+    "help": "Oct-tree depth at which the Laplacian equation is solved in the surface reconstruction step. Increasing this value increases computation times slightly but helps reduce memory usage. Default: 9",
+    "name": "odm_meshing-solverDivide",
+    "type": "int",
+    "value": "9"
+  },
+  {
+    "domain": "positive integer",
+    "help": "pmvs samples wsize x wsize pixel colors from each image to compute photometric consistency score. For example, when wsize=7, 7x7=49 pixel colors are sampled in each image. Increasing the value leads to more stable reconstructions, but the program becomes slower. Default: 7",
+    "name": "pmvs-wsize",
+    "type": "int",
+    "value": "7"
+  },
+  {
+    "domain": "string",
+    "help": "Keep faces in the mesh that are not seen in any camera. Default:  false",
+    "name": "mvs_texturing-keepUnseenFaces",
+    "type": "string",
+    "value": "false"
+  },
+  {
+    "domain": "positive integer",
+    "help": "The resolution to rescale the images performing the texturing. Default: 3600",
+    "name": "odm_texturing-textureWithSize",
+    "type": "int",
+    "value": "3600"
+  },
+  {
+    "domain": "string",
+    "help": "Type of photometric outlier removal method: [none, gauss_damping, gauss_clamping]. Default: none",
+    "name": "mvs_texturing-outlierRemovalType",
+    "type": "string",
+    "value": "none"
+  },
+  {
+    "domain": "integer",
+    "help": "Number of nearest images to pre-match based on GPS exif data. Set to 0 to skip pre-matching. Neighbors works together with Distance parameter, set both to 0 to not use pre-matching. OpenSFM uses both parameters at the same time, Bundler uses only one which has value, prefering the Neighbors parameter. Default: 8",
+    "name": "matcher-neighbors",
+    "type": "int",
+    "value": "8"
+  },
+  {
+    "domain": "string",
+    "help": "Skip local seam blending. Default:  false",
+    "name": "mvs_texturing-skipLocalSeamLeveling",
+    "type": "string",
+    "value": "false"
+  },
+  {
+    "domain": "string",
+    "help": "Data term: [area, gmi]. Default:  gmi",
+    "name": "mvs_texturing-dataTerm",
+    "type": "string",
+    "value": "gmi"
+  },
+  {
+    "domain": "string",
+    "help": "Skip geometric visibility test. Default:  false",
+    "name": "mvs_texturing-skipGeometricVisibilityTest",
+    "type": "string",
+    "value": "false"
+  },
+  {
+    "domain": "float",
+    "help": "Ratio of the distance to the next best matched keypoint. Default: 0.6",
+    "name": "matcher-ratio",
+    "type": "float",
+    "value": "0.6"
+  }
+]
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