diff --git a/.vscode/spellright.dict b/.vscode/spellright.dict
index c80f2a462..b7a590167 100644
--- a/.vscode/spellright.dict
+++ b/.vscode/spellright.dict
@@ -250,3 +250,4 @@ Changelog
 Bugfixes
 Dockerfile
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+nt
diff --git a/flexmeasures/data/tests/utils.py b/flexmeasures/data/tests/utils.py
index f966502e2..8b59a333f 100644
--- a/flexmeasures/data/tests/utils.py
+++ b/flexmeasures/data/tests/utils.py
@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@
 
 import click
 
-if os.name == "nt":
-    from rq_win import WindowsWorker as SimpleWorker
-else:
-    from rq import SimpleWorker
-
 
 def work_on_rq(redis_queue, exc_handler=None):
+
+    #  we only want this import distinction to matter when we actually are testing
+    if os.name == "nt":
+        from rq_win import WindowsWorker as SimpleWorker
+    else:
+        from rq import SimpleWorker
+
     exc_handlers = []
     if exc_handler is not None:
         exc_handlers.append(exc_handler)