diff --git a/tests/app/celery/test_tasks.py b/tests/app/celery/test_tasks.py
index 7cb5c2d34..8315ad362 100644
--- a/tests/app/celery/test_tasks.py
+++ b/tests/app/celery/test_tasks.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ from sqlalchemy.exc import SQLAlchemyError
 from sqlalchemy.orm.exc import NoResultFound
 from app.celery.tasks import s3
 from app.celery import tasks
+from app.dao.provider_statistics_dao import get_provider_statistics
 from tests.app import load_example_csv
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from freezegun import freeze_time
@@ -331,7 +332,7 @@ def test_should_process_all_sms_job(sample_job,
     assert encryption.encrypt.call_args[0][0]['to'] == '+441234123120'
     assert encryption.encrypt.call_args[0][0]['template'] == str(sample_job_with_placeholdered_template.template.id)
     assert encryption.encrypt.call_args[0][0][
-        'template_version'] == sample_job_with_placeholdered_template.template.version
+               'template_version'] == sample_job_with_placeholdered_template.template.version
     assert encryption.encrypt.call_args[0][0]['personalisation'] == {'name': 'chris'}
     tasks.send_sms.apply_async.call_count == 10
     job = jobs_dao.dao_get_job_by_id(sample_job_with_placeholdered_template.id)
@@ -1084,6 +1085,93 @@ def test_should_call_send_email_response_task_if_research_mode(
     assert persisted_notification.reference == str(reference)
 
 
+def test_should_call_send_not_update_provider_email_stats_if_research_mode(
+        notify_db,
+        sample_service,
+        sample_email_template,
+        ses_provider,
+        mocker):
+    notification = _notification_json(
+        sample_email_template,
+        to="john@smith.com"
+    )
+
+    reference = uuid.uuid4()
+
+    mocker.patch('app.uuid.uuid4', return_value=reference)
+    mocker.patch('app.encryption.decrypt', return_value=notification)
+    mocker.patch('app.aws_ses_client.send_email')
+    mocker.patch('app.aws_ses_client.get_name', return_value="ses")
+    mocker.patch('app.celery.research_mode_tasks.send_email_response.apply_async')
+
+    sample_service.research_mode = True
+    notify_db.session.add(sample_service)
+    notify_db.session.commit()
+
+    assert not get_provider_statistics(
+        sample_email_template.service,
+        providers=[ses_provider.identifier]).first()
+
+    notification_id = uuid.uuid4()
+    now = datetime.utcnow()
+    send_email(
+        sample_service.id,
+        notification_id,
+        "myservice@notify.com",
+        "encrypted-in-reality",
+        now.strftime(DATETIME_FORMAT)
+    )
+    assert not aws_ses_client.send_email.called
+    send_email_response.apply_async.assert_called_once_with(
+        ('ses', str(reference), 'john@smith.com'), queue="research-mode"
+    )
+
+    assert not get_provider_statistics(
+        sample_email_template.service,
+        providers=[ses_provider.identifier]).first()
+
+
+def test_should_call_send_sms_response_task_if_research_mode(
+        notify_db,
+        sample_service,
+        sample_template,
+        mmg_provider,
+        mocker):
+    notification = _notification_json(
+        sample_template,
+        to="+447234123123"
+    )
+    mocker.patch('app.encryption.decrypt', return_value=notification)
+    mocker.patch('app.mmg_client.send_sms')
+    mocker.patch('app.mmg_client.get_name', return_value="mmg")
+    mocker.patch('app.celery.research_mode_tasks.send_sms_response.apply_async')
+
+    sample_service.research_mode = True
+    notify_db.session.add(sample_service)
+    notify_db.session.commit()
+
+    assert not get_provider_statistics(
+        sample_template.service,
+        providers=[mmg_provider.identifier]).first()
+
+    notification_id = uuid.uuid4()
+    now = datetime.utcnow()
+    send_sms(
+        sample_service.id,
+        notification_id,
+        "encrypted-in-reality",
+        now.strftime(DATETIME_FORMAT)
+    )
+    assert not mmg_client.send_sms.called
+    send_sms_response.apply_async.assert_called_once_with(
+        ('mmg', str(notification_id), "+447234123123"), queue='research-mode'
+    )
+
+    assert not get_provider_statistics(
+        sample_template.service,
+        providers=[mmg_provider.identifier]).first()
+
+
 def _notification_json(template, to, personalisation=None, job_id=None, row_number=None):
     notification = {
         "template": template.id,