diff --git a/src/services/NotificationService.ts b/src/services/NotificationService.ts
index 573e2fb..bb15e46 100644
--- a/src/services/NotificationService.ts
+++ b/src/services/NotificationService.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export class NotificationService {
     return this._lastRefreshedTimeMs;
   }
 
-  constructor(private repository: GetterRepository) {
+  constructor(private repository: GetterRepository, private shouldActuallySendNotifications = true) {
     this.etaSubscriberCallback = this.etaSubscriberCallback.bind(this);
     this.reloadAPNsTokenIfTimePassed = this.reloadAPNsTokenIfTimePassed.bind(this);
     this.lastReloadedTimeForAPNsIsTooRecent = this.lastReloadedTimeForAPNsIsTooRecent.bind(this);
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ export class NotificationService {
   }
 
   private async sendEtaNotificationImmediately(notificationData: ScheduledNotificationData): Promise<boolean> {
+    if (!this.shouldActuallySendNotifications) {
+      return true;  // pretend that the notification sent
+    }
+
     const { deviceId, shuttleId, stopId } = notificationData;
     this.reloadAPNsTokenIfTimePassed();