diff --git a/src/onionrcommands/daemonlaunch.py b/src/onionrcommands/daemonlaunch.py
index 4dd705f8..ef13ea66 100755
--- a/src/onionrcommands/daemonlaunch.py
+++ b/src/onionrcommands/daemonlaunch.py
@@ -84,13 +84,14 @@ def daemon():
     shared_state.share_object()  # share the parent object to the threads
 
     apiHost = ''
-    while apiHost == '':
-        try:
-            with open(filepaths.public_API_host_file, 'r') as hostFile:
-                apiHost = hostFile.read()
-        except FileNotFoundError:
-            pass
-        time.sleep(0.5)
+    if not offline_mode:
+        while apiHost == '':
+            try:
+                with open(filepaths.public_API_host_file, 'r') as hostFile:
+                    apiHost = hostFile.read()
+            except FileNotFoundError:
+                pass
+            time.sleep(0.5)
 
     logger.raw('', terminal=True)
     # print nice header thing :)
diff --git a/tests/test_config.py b/tests/test_config.py
deleted file mode 100644
index dd1beac5..00000000
--- a/tests/test_config.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-import sys, os
-sys.path.append(".")
-sys.path.append("src/")
-import unittest, uuid, json
-TEST_DIR = 'testdata/%s-%s' % (uuid.uuid4(), os.path.basename(__file__)) + '/'
-print("Test directory:", TEST_DIR)
-os.environ["ONIONR_HOME"] = TEST_DIR
-import onionrblocks
-from utils import createdirs
-from utils import readstatic
-createdirs.create_dirs()
-class OnionrConfigTest(unittest.TestCase):
-    def test_security_value(self):
-        return
-
-unittest.main()
diff --git a/tests/test_random_bind_ip_setting.py b/tests/test_random_bind_ip_setting.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..59bee035
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_random_bind_ip_setting.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import sys, os
+sys.path.append(".")
+sys.path.append("src/")
+import unittest, uuid
+TEST_DIR = 'testdata/%s-%s' % (uuid.uuid4(), os.path.basename(__file__)) + '/'
+print("Test directory:", TEST_DIR)
+os.environ["ONIONR_HOME"] = TEST_DIR
+from onionrsetup import setup_config
+setup_config()
+import config
+
+class TestRandomBindIP(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_random_bind_ip_default_setting(self):
+        self.assertTrue(config.get('general.random_bind_ip'))
+
+unittest.main()