diff --git a/src/server/protocol/Client.v b/src/server/protocol/Client.v
index 24be6780..58b116d2 100644
--- a/src/server/protocol/Client.v
+++ b/src/server/protocol/Client.v
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ pub fn (mut c Client) progress(params lsp.ProgressParams) {
 
 // log_message sends a window/logMessage notification to the client
 pub fn (mut c Client) log_message(message string, typ lsp.MessageType) {
+	$if test {
+		if c == unsafe { nil } {
+			return
+		}
+	}
 	c.wr.write_notify('window/logMessage', lsp.LogMessageParams{
 		@type: typ
 		message: message
diff --git a/src/server/setup_test.v b/src/server/setup_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a1a163c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/setup_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+module server
+
+import os
+
+fn test_setup_vpaths() {
+	mut ls := LanguageServer{}
+	ls.setup()
+	assert ls.paths.vexe == @VEXE
+	assert ls.paths.vroot == os.dir(ls.paths.vexe)
+	assert ls.paths.vmodules_root == os.vmodules_dir()
+	assert ls.paths.vlib_root == os.join_path(ls.paths.vroot, 'vlib')
+}