diff --git a/build-appveyor.ps1 b/build-appveyor.ps1
index 16e2966f..dbf184d1 100644
--- a/build-appveyor.ps1
+++ b/build-appveyor.ps1
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ if ( $? -eq $false ) {
   throw "testqbsp failed"
 }
 
-.\vis\Release\testvis.exe
+.\vis\Release\testvis.exe --allow-running-no-tests
 
 if ( $? -eq $false ) {
   throw "testvis failed"
diff --git a/build-linux-64.sh b/build-linux-64.sh
index 3aa1d920..922b00cb 100755
--- a/build-linux-64.sh
+++ b/build-linux-64.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ cpack || exit 1
 ./common/testcommon || exit 1
 ./light/testlight || exit 1
 ./qbsp/testqbsp || exit 1
-./vis/testvis || exit 1
+./vis/testvis --allow-running-no-tests || exit 1
 
 # check rpath
 readelf -d ./light/light
diff --git a/build-osx.sh b/build-osx.sh
index 38c0090f..69bebc0a 100755
--- a/build-osx.sh
+++ b/build-osx.sh
@@ -54,4 +54,4 @@ otool -L ./bsputil/bsputil
 ./common/testcommon || exit 1
 ./light/testlight || exit 1
 ./qbsp/testqbsp || exit 1
-./vis/testvis || exit 1
+./vis/testvis --allow-running-no-tests || exit 1