diff --git a/bin/create_sys_image b/bin/create_sys_image
index e82f8682..2dcd5b24 100755
--- a/bin/create_sys_image
+++ b/bin/create_sys_image
@@ -48,4 +48,5 @@ julia --project -e "using Pkg; Pkg.precompile()"
 cd src
 touch *.jl # make sure all modules get recompiled in the next step
 cd ..
-julia --project -J bin/kps-image-${julia_major}-${branch}.so -e "using KiteUtils, KiteControllers, PyPlot"
+julia --project -J bin/kps-image-${julia_major}-${branch}.so -e "using KiteUtils, KiteControllers"
+julia --project -J bin/kps-image-${julia_major}-${branch}.so -e "using TestEnv; TestEnv.activate(); using PyPlot"
diff --git a/examples/autopilot.jl b/examples/autopilot.jl
index c04940f7..347f0b68 100644
--- a/examples/autopilot.jl
+++ b/examples/autopilot.jl
@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@ function play(stopped=false)
         steps = simulate(integrator, stopped)
         stopped = ! viewer.sw.active[]
         GC.enable(true)
+        if @isdefined __PRECOMPILE__
+            break
+        end
     end
 end
 
@@ -164,13 +167,18 @@ on(viewer.btn_PARKING.clicks) do c; parking(); end
 on(viewer.btn_AUTO.clicks) do c; autopilot(); end
 on(viewer.btn_STOP.clicks) do c; stop_(); end
 
-play(true)
+if @isdefined __PRECOMPILE__
+    MAX_TIME = 30
+    play(false)
+else
+    play(true)
+end
 stop_()
 KiteViewers.GLMakie.closeall()
 
 GC.enable(true)
 
-if maximum(DELTA_T) > 0 && haskey(ENV, "PLOT")
+if maximum(DELTA_T) > 0 && haskey(ENV, "PLOT") && ! @isdefined __PRECOMPILE__
     include("../test/plot.jl")
     plotx(T[1:LAST_I], DELTA_T[1:LAST_I], 100*STEERING[1:LAST_I], 100*DEPOWER_[1:LAST_I], 
         labels=["t_sim [ms]", "steering [%]", "depower [%]"], 
diff --git a/test/test_for_precompile.jl b/test/test_for_precompile.jl
index ba41a90a..e19162a5 100644
--- a/test/test_for_precompile.jl
+++ b/test/test_for_precompile.jl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-MAX_TIME::Float64 = 5
-let
+__PRECOMPILE__ = true
+let    
     include("test_speedcontroller1.jl")
     include("../examples/autopilot.jl")
 end