diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/post-menu.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/post-menu.js.es6
index da86b5d631..7b177a39e6 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/post-menu.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/post-menu.js.es6
@@ -416,18 +416,14 @@ export default createWidget('post-menu', {
     const $heart = $(`[data-post-id=${attrs.id}] .toggle-like .d-icon`);
     $heart.closest('button').addClass('has-like');
 
-    if (!Ember.testing) {
-      const scale = [1.0, 1.5];
-      return new Ember.RSVP.Promise(resolve => {
-        animateHeart($heart, scale[0], scale[1], () => {
-          animateHeart($heart, scale[1], scale[0], () => {
-            this.sendWidgetAction('toggleLike').then(() => resolve());
-          });
+    const scale = [1.0, 1.5];
+    return new Ember.RSVP.Promise(resolve => {
+      animateHeart($heart, scale[0], scale[1], () => {
+        animateHeart($heart, scale[1], scale[0], () => {
+          this.sendWidgetAction('toggleLike').then(() => resolve());
         });
       });
-    } else {
-      this.sendWidgetAction('toggleLike');
-    }
+    });
   },
 
   refreshLikes() {
diff --git a/test/javascripts/test_helper.js b/test/javascripts/test_helper.js
index 8371621731..e5832987b4 100644
--- a/test/javascripts/test_helper.js
+++ b/test/javascripts/test_helper.js
@@ -169,4 +169,7 @@ Object.keys(requirejs.entries).forEach(function(entry) {
   }
 });
 
+// forces 0 as duration for all jquery animations
+jQuery.fx.off = true;
+
 resetSite();