diff --git a/src/exchange/taler-exchange-wirewatch.c b/src/exchange/taler-exchange-wirewatch.c
index 957060329..5ac518298 100644
--- a/src/exchange/taler-exchange-wirewatch.c
+++ b/src/exchange/taler-exchange-wirewatch.c
@@ -478,6 +478,8 @@ transaction_completed (void)
                                           latency);
     delayed_until = GNUNET_TIME_relative_to_absolute (left);
   }
+  if (test_mode)
+    delayed_until = GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_ZERO_ABS;
   GNUNET_assert (NULL == task);
   schedule_transfers ();
 }