diff --git a/api/handler.go b/api/handler.go
index f6d4c5b..2d5c5ed 100644
--- a/api/handler.go
+++ b/api/handler.go
@@ -205,6 +205,9 @@
 
 }
 func testLogin(xosUser string, xosPassword string, xosIP net.IP, xosPort int) bool {
+	if settings.GetDummy() {
+		return true
+	}
 	var dummyYaml = `
 tosca_definitions_version: tosca_simple_yaml_1_0
 imports: