diff --git a/tests/integration/other/test_cli.py b/tests/integration/other/test_cli.py
index 968665333..ec28bbee3 100644
--- a/tests/integration/other/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/integration/other/test_cli.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from lbry.extras.daemon.components import (
     DATABASE_COMPONENT, DISK_SPACE_COMPONENT, BLOB_COMPONENT, WALLET_COMPONENT, DHT_COMPONENT,
     HASH_ANNOUNCER_COMPONENT, FILE_MANAGER_COMPONENT, PEER_PROTOCOL_SERVER_COMPONENT,
     UPNP_COMPONENT, EXCHANGE_RATE_MANAGER_COMPONENT, WALLET_SERVER_PAYMENTS_COMPONENT,
-    LIBTORRENT_COMPONENT
+    LIBTORRENT_COMPONENT, BACKGROUND_DOWNLOADER_COMPONENT
 )
 from lbry.extras.daemon.daemon import Daemon
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class CLIIntegrationTest(AsyncioTestCase):
             DATABASE_COMPONENT, DISK_SPACE_COMPONENT, BLOB_COMPONENT, WALLET_COMPONENT, DHT_COMPONENT,
             HASH_ANNOUNCER_COMPONENT, FILE_MANAGER_COMPONENT, PEER_PROTOCOL_SERVER_COMPONENT,
             UPNP_COMPONENT, EXCHANGE_RATE_MANAGER_COMPONENT, WALLET_SERVER_PAYMENTS_COMPONENT,
-            LIBTORRENT_COMPONENT
+            LIBTORRENT_COMPONENT, BACKGROUND_DOWNLOADER_COMPONENT
         )
         Daemon.component_attributes = {}
         self.daemon = Daemon(conf)
diff --git a/tests/unit/components/test_component_manager.py b/tests/unit/components/test_component_manager.py
index af7f19c33..fa5ceafb4 100644
--- a/tests/unit/components/test_component_manager.py
+++ b/tests/unit/components/test_component_manager.py
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ from lbry.testcase import AsyncioTestCase, AdvanceTimeTestCase
 
 from lbry.conf import Config
 from lbry.extras.daemon.componentmanager import ComponentManager
-from lbry.extras.daemon.components import DATABASE_COMPONENT, DISK_SPACE_COMPONENT, DHT_COMPONENT
+from lbry.extras.daemon.components import DATABASE_COMPONENT, DISK_SPACE_COMPONENT, DHT_COMPONENT, \
+    BACKGROUND_DOWNLOADER_COMPONENT
 from lbry.extras.daemon.components import HASH_ANNOUNCER_COMPONENT, UPNP_COMPONENT
 from lbry.extras.daemon.components import PEER_PROTOCOL_SERVER_COMPONENT, EXCHANGE_RATE_MANAGER_COMPONENT
 from lbry.extras.daemon import components
@@ -30,6 +31,9 @@ class TestComponentManager(AsyncioTestCase):
                 components.HashAnnouncerComponent,
                 components.PeerProtocolServerComponent,
                 components.WalletServerPaymentsComponent
+            ],
+            [
+                components.BackgroundDownloader
             ]
         ]
         self.component_manager = ComponentManager(Config())
@@ -154,7 +158,7 @@ class TestComponentManagerProperStart(AdvanceTimeTestCase):
             Config(),
             skip_components=[
                 DATABASE_COMPONENT, DISK_SPACE_COMPONENT, DHT_COMPONENT, HASH_ANNOUNCER_COMPONENT,
-                PEER_PROTOCOL_SERVER_COMPONENT, UPNP_COMPONENT,
+                PEER_PROTOCOL_SERVER_COMPONENT, UPNP_COMPONENT, BACKGROUND_DOWNLOADER_COMPONENT,
                 EXCHANGE_RATE_MANAGER_COMPONENT],
             wallet=FakeDelayedWallet,
             file_manager=FakeDelayedFileManager,
diff --git a/tests/unit/lbrynet_daemon/test_allowed_origin.py b/tests/unit/lbrynet_daemon/test_allowed_origin.py
index 6316db0a0..b70fe6d3f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/lbrynet_daemon/test_allowed_origin.py
+++ b/tests/unit/lbrynet_daemon/test_allowed_origin.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from lbry.extras.daemon.components import (
     DATABASE_COMPONENT, DISK_SPACE_COMPONENT, BLOB_COMPONENT, WALLET_COMPONENT, DHT_COMPONENT,
     HASH_ANNOUNCER_COMPONENT, FILE_MANAGER_COMPONENT, PEER_PROTOCOL_SERVER_COMPONENT,
     UPNP_COMPONENT, EXCHANGE_RATE_MANAGER_COMPONENT, WALLET_SERVER_PAYMENTS_COMPONENT,
-    LIBTORRENT_COMPONENT
+    LIBTORRENT_COMPONENT, BACKGROUND_DOWNLOADER_COMPONENT
 )
 from lbry.extras.daemon.daemon import Daemon
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class TestAccessHeaders(AsyncioTestCase):
             DATABASE_COMPONENT, DISK_SPACE_COMPONENT, BLOB_COMPONENT, WALLET_COMPONENT, DHT_COMPONENT,
             HASH_ANNOUNCER_COMPONENT, FILE_MANAGER_COMPONENT, PEER_PROTOCOL_SERVER_COMPONENT,
             UPNP_COMPONENT, EXCHANGE_RATE_MANAGER_COMPONENT, WALLET_SERVER_PAYMENTS_COMPONENT,
-            LIBTORRENT_COMPONENT
+            LIBTORRENT_COMPONENT, BACKGROUND_DOWNLOADER_COMPONENT
         )
         Daemon.component_attributes = {}
         self.daemon = Daemon(conf)