diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
index cd1faa113f..573d945eff 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/Gruntfile.js
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
         },
         mocha_phantomjs: {
             options: {
-                'reporter': 'dot'
+                'reporter': 'dot',
+                'setting': [
+                    'loadImages=false'
+                ]
             },
             all: ['www/scripts/tests/index.html']
         },
diff --git a/www/scripts/apps/admin/fields/app.js b/www/scripts/apps/admin/fields/app.js
index 0f349d8298..171833991b 100644
--- a/www/scripts/apps/admin/fields/app.js
+++ b/www/scripts/apps/admin/fields/app.js
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ define([
     "apps/admin/fields/views/fieldError",
     "apps/admin/fields/errors/errorManager"
 ], function ($, _, Backbone, i18n, FieldsCollection, VocabulariesCollection, DcFieldsCollection, FieldListView, SaveView, FieldErrorView, ErrorManager) {
-    var initialize = function () {
-        AdminFieldApp = {
+    var create = function () {
+        window.AdminFieldApp = {
             $window: $(window),
             $scope: $("#admin-field-app"),
             $top: $(".row-top", this.$scope),
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ define([
         });
         AdminFieldApp.vocabularyCollection = new VocabulariesCollection();
         AdminFieldApp.dcFieldsCollection = new DcFieldsCollection();
+    };
 
+    var load = function() {
         // load strings
         i18n.init({resGetPath: "/admin/fields/language.json"});
 
@@ -101,7 +103,14 @@ define([
         );
     };
 
+    var initialize = function () {
+        create();
+        load();
+    };
+
     return {
+        create: create,
+        load: load,
         initialize: initialize
     };
 });
diff --git a/www/scripts/tests/specs/admin/fields.js b/www/scripts/tests/specs/admin/fields.js
index 906dc7fe5b..9023f35902 100644
--- a/www/scripts/tests/specs/admin/fields.js
+++ b/www/scripts/tests/specs/admin/fields.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ define([
     $("body").append(fixtures.read('admin/fields/dom', 'admin/fields/templates'));
     var sbasId = 1;
 
-    App.initialize();
+    App.create();
 
     describe("Admin field", function () {
         describe("Initialization", function () {