diff --git a/R/bundle_resources.R b/R/bundle_resources.R
index 8756d708..fbf01223 100644
--- a/R/bundle_resources.R
+++ b/R/bundle_resources.R
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #' Turn to NULL if you don't want this meta tag to be included.
 #' @inheritParams htmltools::htmlDependency
 #' @param with_sparkles C'est quand que tu vas mettre des paillettes dans ma vie Kevin?
+#' @param activate_js Boolean to enable or disable the injection of JavaScript via activate_js().
 #'
 #' @importFrom htmltools htmlDependency
 #' @export
@@ -30,7 +31,8 @@ bundle_resources <- function(
   package = NULL,
   all_files = TRUE,
   app_builder = "golem",
-  with_sparkles = FALSE
+  with_sparkles = FALSE,
+  activate_js = TRUE
 ) {
   res <- list()
   if (
@@ -54,9 +56,13 @@ bundle_resources <- function(
         as.character(
           tags$title(app_title)
         ),
-        as.character(
-          golem::activate_js()
-        ),
+        {
+          if (activate_js){
+             as.character(
+              golem::activate_js()
+            )
+          }
+        },
         head
       ),
       attachment = attachment,
diff --git a/man/bundle_resources.Rd b/man/bundle_resources.Rd
index 881213d9..049ce98d 100644
--- a/man/bundle_resources.Rd
+++ b/man/bundle_resources.Rd
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ bundle_resources(
   package = NULL,
   all_files = TRUE,
   app_builder = "golem",
-  with_sparkles = FALSE
+  with_sparkles = FALSE,
+  activate_js = TRUE
 )
 }
 \arguments{
@@ -47,6 +48,8 @@ dependency files.}
 Turn to NULL if you don't want this meta tag to be included.}
 
 \item{with_sparkles}{C'est quand que tu vas mettre des paillettes dans ma vie Kevin?}
+
+\item{activate_js}{Boolean to enable or disable the injection of JavaScript via activate_js().}
 }
 \value{
 an htmlDependency
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-install_dev_deps.R b/tests/testthat/test-install_dev_deps.R
index 81d30b0e..796da646 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-install_dev_deps.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-install_dev_deps.R
@@ -1,35 +1,22 @@
+expect_installed <- function(pkg) {
+  expect(
+    rlang::is_installed(pkg),
+    failure_message = paste0(
+      "Package '", pkg, "' is not installed. Installed from ",
+      getOption("repos")
+    )
+  )
+}
+
 test_that("install_dev_deps works", {
   withr::with_temp_libpaths({
     install_dev_deps(
-      force_install = TRUE,
-      repos = "https://cran.rstudio.com"
-    )
-
-    paks <- unique(
-      c(
-        "usethis",
-        "pkgload",
-        "dockerfiler",
-        "devtools",
-        "roxygen2",
-        "attachment",
-        "rstudioapi",
-        "here",
-        "fs",
-        "desc",
-        "pkgbuild",
-        "processx",
-        "rsconnect",
-        "testthat",
-        "rstudioapi"
-      )
+      force_install = TRUE
     )
     for (
-      pak in paks
+      pak in dev_deps
     ) {
-      expect_true(
-        rlang::is_installed(pak)
-      )
+      expect_installed(pak)
     }
   })
 })