diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 536392d..72f2e63 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.0.6]
+### Fixed
+* Plugins now get activated for testing
 ## [1.0.1]
 ### Added
 * License headers
diff --git a/senpy/plugins/__init__.py b/senpy/plugins/__init__.py
index 962488f..3b10919 100644
--- a/senpy/plugins/__init__.py
+++ b/senpy/plugins/__init__.py
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ class Plugin(with_metaclass(PluginMeta, models.Plugin)):
         )
 
     def test(self, test_cases=None):
+        if not self.is_activated:
+            self._activate()
         if not test_cases:
             if not hasattr(self, 'test_cases'):
                 raise AttributeError(