diff --git a/libs/remix-tests/src/runTestSources.ts b/libs/remix-tests/src/runTestSources.ts
index 55e6e7b123..f6cb8cbcf3 100644
--- a/libs/remix-tests/src/runTestSources.ts
+++ b/libs/remix-tests/src/runTestSources.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export class UnitTestRunner {
 
   async init (web3 = null, accounts = null) {
     this.web3 = await this.createWeb3Provider(web3)
-    this.testsAccounts = accounts || await this.web3.eth.getAccounts()
+    this.testsAccounts = accounts || (this.web3 && await this.web3.eth.getAccounts()) || []
     this.accountsLibCode = writeTestAccountsContract(this.testsAccounts)
   }