diff --git a/src/gui/qt-daemon/application/mainwindow.cpp b/src/gui/qt-daemon/application/mainwindow.cpp
index 0ebb05ef..b5a3cd01 100644
--- a/src/gui/qt-daemon/application/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qt-daemon/application/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -239,6 +239,28 @@ QString MainWindow::get_tx_pool_info()
   CATCH_ENTRY_FAIL_API_RESPONCE();
 }
 
+QString MainWindow::request_dummy()
+{
+  static int code_ = 0;
+  TRY_ENTRY();
+  LOG_API_TIMING();
+  PREPARE_RESPONSE(currency::COMMAND_RPC_GET_POOL_INFO::response, ar);
+  if (code_ == 2)
+  {
+    code_ = -1;
+    ar.error_code = API_RETURN_CODE_OK;
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    ar.error_code = API_RETURN_CODE_OK;
+  }
+
+  ++code_;
+  return MAKE_RESPONSE(ar);
+  CATCH_ENTRY_FAIL_API_RESPONCE();
+}
+
+
 QString MainWindow::get_default_fee()
 {
   TRY_ENTRY();
diff --git a/src/gui/qt-daemon/application/mainwindow.h b/src/gui/qt-daemon/application/mainwindow.h
index dff2f9bf..82f1bfd1 100644
--- a/src/gui/qt-daemon/application/mainwindow.h
+++ b/src/gui/qt-daemon/application/mainwindow.h
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ public:
   QString is_remnotenode_mode_preconfigured();
   QString start_backend(const QString& params);
 
+  //for test purposes onlys
+  QString request_dummy();
+
 signals:
   void quit_requested(const QString str);
   void update_daemon_state(const QString str);