diff --git a/openpype/hosts/aftereffects/api/lib.py b/openpype/hosts/aftereffects/api/lib.py
index 8cdf9c407e..b797bde78e 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/aftereffects/api/lib.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/aftereffects/api/lib.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from openpype.pipeline import install_host
 from openpype.modules import ModulesManager
 
 from openpype.tools.utils import host_tools
+from openpype.tests.lib import is_in_tests
 from .launch_logic import ProcessLauncher, get_stub
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ def main(*subprocess_args):
                 webpublisher_addon.headless_publish,
                 log,
                 "CloseAE",
-                os.environ.get("IS_TEST")
+                is_in_tests()
             )
         )
 
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/photoshop/api/lib.py b/openpype/hosts/photoshop/api/lib.py
index 221b4314e6..bac30bc572 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/photoshop/api/lib.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/photoshop/api/lib.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from openpype.lib import env_value_to_bool, Logger
 from openpype.modules import ModulesManager
 from openpype.pipeline import install_host
 from openpype.tools.utils import host_tools
+from openpype.tests.lib import is_in_tests
 
 from .launch_logic import ProcessLauncher, stub
 
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ def main(*subprocess_args):
             webpublisher_addon.headless_publish,
             log,
             "ClosePS",
-            os.environ.get("IS_TEST")
+            is_in_tests
         )
     elif env_value_to_bool("AVALON_PHOTOSHOP_WORKFILES_ON_LAUNCH",
                            default=True):
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/photoshop/plugins/publish/collect_batch_data.py b/openpype/hosts/photoshop/plugins/publish/collect_batch_data.py
index 5d50a78914..a5fea7ac7d 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/photoshop/plugins/publish/collect_batch_data.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/photoshop/plugins/publish/collect_batch_data.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from openpype_modules.webpublisher.lib import (
     get_batch_asset_task_info,
     parse_json
 )
+from openpype.tests.lib import is_in_tests
 
 
 class CollectBatchData(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ class CollectBatchData(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
     def process(self, context):
         self.log.info("CollectBatchData")
         batch_dir = os.environ.get("OPENPYPE_PUBLISH_DATA")
-        if os.environ.get("IS_TEST"):
+        if is_in_tests():
             self.log.debug("Automatic testing, no batch data, skipping")
             return
 
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/photoshop/plugins/publish/collect_color_coded_instances.py b/openpype/hosts/photoshop/plugins/publish/collect_color_coded_instances.py
index c157c932fd..90fca8398f 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/photoshop/plugins/publish/collect_color_coded_instances.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/photoshop/plugins/publish/collect_color_coded_instances.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import pyblish.api
 from openpype.lib import prepare_template_data
 from openpype.hosts.photoshop import api as photoshop
 from openpype.settings import get_project_settings
+from openpype.tests.lib import is_in_tests
 
 
 class CollectColorCodedInstances(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ class CollectColorCodedInstances(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
     def process(self, context):
         self.log.info("CollectColorCodedInstances")
         batch_dir = os.environ.get("OPENPYPE_PUBLISH_DATA")
-        if (os.environ.get("IS_TEST") and
+        if (is_in_tests() and
                 (not batch_dir or not os.path.exists(batch_dir))):
             self.log.debug("Automatic testing, no batch data, skipping")
             return
diff --git a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_aftereffects_deadline.py b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_aftereffects_deadline.py
index c6b94c2ce8..f26047bb9d 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_aftereffects_deadline.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_aftereffects_deadline.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from openpype.lib import (
 from openpype.pipeline import legacy_io
 from openpype_modules.deadline import abstract_submit_deadline
 from openpype_modules.deadline.abstract_submit_deadline import DeadlineJobInfo
+from openpype.tests.lib import is_in_tests
 
 
 @attr.s
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ class AfterEffectsSubmitDeadline(
         context = self._instance.context
 
         batch_name = os.path.basename(self._instance.data["source"])
-        if os.environ.get("IS_TEST"):
+        if is_in_tests():
             batch_name += datetime.now().strftime("%d%m%Y%H%M%S")
         dln_job_info.Name = self._instance.data["name"]
         dln_job_info.BatchName = batch_name
diff --git a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_harmony_deadline.py b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_harmony_deadline.py
index f98649cb1a..425883393f 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_harmony_deadline.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_harmony_deadline.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import pyblish.api
 from openpype.pipeline import legacy_io
 from openpype_modules.deadline import abstract_submit_deadline
 from openpype_modules.deadline.abstract_submit_deadline import DeadlineJobInfo
+from openpype.tests.lib import is_in_tests
 
 
 class _ZipFile(ZipFile):
@@ -263,7 +264,7 @@ class HarmonySubmitDeadline(
         job_info.SecondaryPool = self._instance.data.get("secondaryPool")
         job_info.ChunkSize = self.chunk_size
         batch_name = os.path.basename(self._instance.data["source"])
-        if os.environ.get("IS_TEST"):
+        if is_in_tests:
             batch_name += datetime.now().strftime("%d%m%Y%H%M%S")
         job_info.BatchName = batch_name
         job_info.Department = self.department
diff --git a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_houdini_remote_publish.py b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_houdini_remote_publish.py
index dbd8645817..6a62f83cae 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_houdini_remote_publish.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_houdini_remote_publish.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import hou
 import pyblish.api
 
 from openpype.pipeline import legacy_io
+from openpype.tests.lib import is_in_tests
 
 
 class HoudiniSubmitPublishDeadline(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ class HoudiniSubmitPublishDeadline(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
 
         job_name = "{scene} [PUBLISH]".format(scene=scenename)
         batch_name = "{code} - {scene}".format(code=code, scene=scenename)
-        if os.environ.get("IS_TEST"):
+        if is_in_tests():
             batch_name += datetime.now().strftime("%d%m%Y%H%M%S")
         deadline_user = "roy"  # todo: get deadline user dynamically
 
diff --git a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_houdini_render_deadline.py b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_houdini_render_deadline.py
index 59472fdd54..7a232df43e 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_houdini_render_deadline.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_houdini_render_deadline.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class HoudiniSubmitRenderDeadline(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         if code:
             batch_name = "{0} - {1}".format(code, batch_name)
 
-        if os.environ.get("IS_TEST"):
+        if is_in_tests:
             batch_name += datetime.now().strftime("%d%m%Y%H%M%S")
 
         # Output driver to render
diff --git a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_maya_deadline.py b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_maya_deadline.py
index 7c4b7c47c5..3dd324f474 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_maya_deadline.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_maya_deadline.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ from openpype.hosts.maya.api.lib import get_attr_in_layer
 
 from openpype_modules.deadline import abstract_submit_deadline
 from openpype_modules.deadline.abstract_submit_deadline import DeadlineJobInfo
+from openpype.tests.lib import is_in_tests
 
 
 def _validate_deadline_bool_value(instance, attribute, value):
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ class MayaSubmitDeadline(abstract_submit_deadline.AbstractSubmitDeadline):
         src_filepath = context.data["currentFile"]
         src_filename = os.path.basename(src_filepath)
 
-        if os.environ.get("IS_TEST"):
+        if is_in_tests():
             src_filename += datetime.now().strftime("%d%m%Y%H%M%S")
 
         job_info.Name = "%s - %s" % (src_filename, instance.name)
diff --git a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_maya_remote_publish_deadline.py b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_maya_remote_publish_deadline.py
index 1023966af8..bab6591c7f 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_maya_remote_publish_deadline.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_maya_remote_publish_deadline.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from maya import cmds
 
 from openpype.pipeline import legacy_io, PublishXmlValidationError
 from openpype.settings import get_project_settings
+from openpype.tests.lib import is_in_tests
 
 import pyblish.api
 
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ class MayaSubmitRemotePublishDeadline(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         job_name = "{scene} [PUBLISH]".format(scene=scenename)
         batch_name = "{code} - {scene}".format(code=project_name,
                                                scene=scenename)
-        if os.environ.get("IS_TEST"):
+        if is_in_tests():
             batch_name += datetime.now().strftime("%d%m%Y%H%M%S")
 
         # Generate the payload for Deadline submission
diff --git a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_nuke_deadline.py b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_nuke_deadline.py
index 44abf12ef4..ccb5be75dc 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_nuke_deadline.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_nuke_deadline.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import pyblish.api
 
 import nuke
 from openpype.pipeline import legacy_io
+from openpype.tests.lib import is_in_tests
 
 
 class NukeSubmitDeadline(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ class NukeSubmitDeadline(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         render_dir = os.path.normpath(os.path.dirname(render_path))
         batch_name = os.path.basename(script_path)
         jobname = "%s - %s" % (batch_name, instance.name)
-        if os.environ.get("IS_TEST"):
+        if is_in_tests():
             batch_name += datetime.now().strftime("%d%m%Y%H%M%S")
 
 
diff --git a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_publish_job.py b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_publish_job.py
index aabc4bf84c..3d72ddb1f9 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_publish_job.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_publish_job.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from openpype.pipeline import (
     get_representation_path,
     legacy_io,
 )
+from openpype.tests.lib import is_in_tests
 from openpype.pipeline.farm.patterning import match_aov_pattern
 
 
@@ -249,7 +250,7 @@ class ProcessSubmittedJobOnFarm(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         environment["OPENPYPE_USERNAME"] = instance.context.data["user"]
         environment["OPENPYPE_PUBLISH_JOB"] = "1"
         environment["OPENPYPE_RENDER_JOB"] = "0"
-        environment["IS_TEST"] = os.environ.get("IS_TEST")
+        environment["IS_TEST"] = is_in_tests()
         # Add mongo url if it's enabled
         if instance.context.data.get("deadlinePassMongoUrl"):
             mongo_url = os.environ.get("OPENPYPE_MONGO")
@@ -266,7 +267,7 @@ class ProcessSubmittedJobOnFarm(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
             "--targets", "farm"
         ]
 
-        if os.environ.get("IS_TEST"):
+        if is_in_tests():
             args.append("--automatic-tests")
 
         # Generate the payload for Deadline submission
diff --git a/openpype/plugins/publish/cleanup.py b/openpype/plugins/publish/cleanup.py
index 34480dd199..ef312e391f 100644
--- a/openpype/plugins/publish/cleanup.py
+++ b/openpype/plugins/publish/cleanup.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import shutil
 import pyblish.api
 import re
 
+from openpype.tests.lib import is_in_tests
+
 
 class CleanUp(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
     """Cleans up the staging directory after a successful publish.
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ class CleanUp(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
 
     def process(self, instance):
         """Plugin entry point."""
-        if os.environ.get("IS_TEST"):
+        if is_in_tests():
             # let automatic test process clean up temporary data
             return
         # Get the errored instances
diff --git a/openpype/plugins/publish/collect_scene_version.py b/openpype/plugins/publish/collect_scene_version.py
index a7cea6093a..fdbcb3cb9d 100644
--- a/openpype/plugins/publish/collect_scene_version.py
+++ b/openpype/plugins/publish/collect_scene_version.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import os
 import pyblish.api
 
 from openpype.lib import get_version_from_path
+from openpype.tests.lib import is_in_tests
 
 
 class CollectSceneVersion(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ class CollectSceneVersion(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
         # tests should be close to regular publish as possible
         if (
             os.environ.get("HEADLESS_PUBLISH")
-            and not os.environ.get("IS_TEST")
+            and not is_in_tests()
             and context.data["hostName"] in self.skip_hosts_headless_publish):
             self.log.debug("Skipping for headless publishing")
             return
diff --git a/openpype/tests/lib.py b/openpype/tests/lib.py
index 85b9032836..1fa5fb8054 100644
--- a/openpype/tests/lib.py
+++ b/openpype/tests/lib.py
@@ -78,3 +78,12 @@ def tempdir():
         yield tempdir
     finally:
         shutil.rmtree(tempdir)
+
+
+def is_in_tests():
+    """Returns if process is running in automatic tests mode.
+
+    In tests mode different source DB is used, some plugins might be disabled
+    etc.
+    """
+    return os.environ.get("IS_TEST") == '1'