diff --git a/jmclient/jmclient/client_protocol.py b/jmclient/jmclient/client_protocol.py
index 8f5f60b..a183d52 100644
--- a/jmclient/jmclient/client_protocol.py
+++ b/jmclient/jmclient/client_protocol.py
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ class JMTakerClientProtocol(amp.AMP):
 
         #To avoid creating yet another config variable, we set the timeout
         #to 20 * maker_timeout_sec.
-        reactor.callLater(20*maker_timeout_sec, self.stallMonitor,
+        if not hasattr(self.taker, 'testflag'): #pragma: no cover
+            reactor.callLater(20*maker_timeout_sec, self.stallMonitor,
                           self.taker.schedule_index+1)
 
         d = self.callRemote(commands.JMInit,
diff --git a/jmclient/test/test_client_protocol.py b/jmclient/test/test_client_protocol.py
index 5606a06..afd013d 100644
--- a/jmclient/test/test_client_protocol.py
+++ b/jmclient/test/test_client_protocol.py
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ class TrialTestJMClientProto(unittest.TestCase):
         for i, p in enumerate(params):
             takers[i].set_fail_init(p[0])
             takers[i].set_fail_utxos(p[1])
+            takers[i].testflag = True
             if i != 0:
                 clientfactories.append(JMTakerClientProtocolFactory(takers[i]))
                 clientconn = reactor.connectTCP("localhost", 27184, clientfactories[i])