diff --git a/src/Gui/Application.cpp b/src/Gui/Application.cpp
index ce8805f9c..3d84b346d 100644
--- a/src/Gui/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/Application.cpp
@@ -453,8 +453,10 @@ Application::Application(bool GUIenabled)
     // instanciate the workbench dictionary
     _pcWorkbenchDictionary = PyDict_New();
 
-    createStandardOperations();
-    MacroCommand::load();
+    if (GUIenabled) {
+        createStandardOperations();
+        MacroCommand::load();
+    }
     ObjectLabelObserver::instance();
 }