diff --git a/lib/passport-cas.js b/lib/passport-cas.js
index 2252037..4951b15 100644
--- a/lib/passport-cas.js
+++ b/lib/passport-cas.js
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ var url = require('url')
  *
  * Authentication is done by redirecting the user to the CAS login page. The
  * user will return with a ticket in the querystring. This ticket is then
- * validated by the application against the CAS server to obtain the username 
+ * validated by the application against the CAS server to obtain the username
  * and profile.
  *
- * (CAS optionally allows the application to obtain tickets for 3rd party 
+ * (CAS optionally allows the application to obtain tickets for 3rd party
  * services on behalf of the user. This requires the use of a PGT callback
  * server, which can be run with the PgtServer() function also from this
  * module.)
@@ -46,19 +46,20 @@ var url = require('url')
  *   - `propertyMap`       Optional. A basic key-value object for mapping extended user attributes from CAS to passport's profile format.
  *   - `passReqToCallback` Optional. When `true`, `req` is the first argument to the verify callback (default: `false`)
  *   - `sslCA`             Optional. SSL CA bundle to use to validate the PGT server.
+ *   - `devMode`           Optional. Useful when testing locally, assumes a CAS session was successfully created
  *
  * Example:
  *
  *     var CasStrategy = require('passport-cas2').Strategy;
  *     var cas = new CasStrategy({
  *        casURL: 'https://signin.example.com/cas',
- *        propertyMap: { 
+ *        propertyMap: {
  *          id: 'guid',
  *          givenName: 'givenname',
  *          familyName: 'surname',
  *          emails: 'defaultmail'
  *        }
- *     }, 
+ *     },
  *     function(username, profile, done) {
  *        User.findOrCreate(..., function(err, user) {
  *          done(err, user);
@@ -77,20 +78,21 @@ function CasStrategy(options, verify) {
     options = undefined;
   }
   options = options || {};
-    
+
   if (!verify) { throw new TypeError('CasStrategy requires a verify callback'); }
   if (!options.casURL) { throw new TypeError('CasStrategy requires a casURL option'); }
-  
+
   Strategy.call(this);
   this.name = 'cas';
   this._verify = verify;
   this._passReqToCallback = options.passReqToCallback;
-  
+
   this.casBaseUrl = options.casURL;
+  this.devMode = options.devMode;
   this.casPgtUrl = options.pgtURL || undefined;
   this.casPropertyMap = options.propertyMap || {};
   this.casSessionKey = options.sessionKey || 'cas';
-  
+
   this.cas = new CAS({
     base_url: this.casBaseUrl,
     version: 2,
@@ -99,7 +101,7 @@ function CasStrategy(options, verify) {
     ssl_key: options.sslKey,
     ssl_ca: options.sslCA
   });
-  
+
 }
 
 /**
@@ -117,14 +119,44 @@ util.inherits(CasStrategy, Strategy);
 CasStrategy.prototype.authenticate = function(req, options) {
   if (!req._passport) { return this.error(new Error('passport.initialize() middleware not in use')); }
   options = options || {};
-  
+
   var self = this;
   var reqURL = url.parse(req.originalUrl || req.url, true);
   var service;
-  
+
+  // The provided `verify` callback will call this on completion
+  function verified(err, user, info) {
+    if (!self.devMode) {
+      if (err) { return self.error(err); }
+      if (!user) { return self.fail(info); }
+    }
+    self.success(user, info);
+  }
+
+  if (self.devMode) {
+    var username = 'test_user';
+    var profile = {
+      provider: 'CAS',
+      id: username,
+      displayName: username,
+      name: {
+        familyName: null,
+        givenName: null,
+        middleName: null,
+      },
+      emails: [],
+    };
+    if (self._passReqToCallback) {
+      self._verify(req, username, profile, verified);
+    } else {
+      self._verify(username, profile, verified);
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+
   // `ticket` is present if user is already authenticated/authorized by CAS
   var ticket = reqURL.query['ticket'];
-  
+
   // The `service` string is the current URL, minus the ticket
   delete reqURL.query['ticket'];
   service = url.format({
@@ -133,7 +165,7 @@ CasStrategy.prototype.authenticate = function(req, options) {
     pathname: req.headers['x-proxied-request-uri'] || reqURL.pathname,
     query: reqURL.query
   });
-  
+
   if (!ticket) {
     // Redirect to CAS server for authentication
     self.redirect(self.casBaseUrl + '/login?service=' + encodeURIComponent(service), 307);
@@ -141,7 +173,7 @@ CasStrategy.prototype.authenticate = function(req, options) {
   else {
     // User has returned from CAS site with a ticket
     self.cas.validate(ticket, function(err, status, username, extended) {
-      
+
       // Ticket validation failed
       if (err) {
         var date = new Date();
@@ -160,7 +192,7 @@ CasStrategy.prototype.authenticate = function(req, options) {
             self.fail(err);
         }
       }
-      
+
       // Validation successful
       else {
         // The provided `verify` callback will call this on completion
@@ -169,13 +201,13 @@ CasStrategy.prototype.authenticate = function(req, options) {
           if (!user) { return self.fail(info); }
           self.success(user, info);
         }
-        
+
         req.session[self.casSessionKey] = {};
-        
+
         if (self.casPgtUrl) {
           req.session[self.casSessionKey].PGTIOU = extended.PGTIOU;
         }
-        
+
         var attributes = extended.attributes;
         var profile = {
           provider: 'CAS',
@@ -188,7 +220,7 @@ CasStrategy.prototype.authenticate = function(req, options) {
           },
           emails: []
         };
-        
+
         // Map relevant extended attributes returned by CAS into the profile
         for (var key in profile) {
           if (key == 'name') {
@@ -202,7 +234,7 @@ CasStrategy.prototype.authenticate = function(req, options) {
               }
               delete attributes[mappedKey];
             }
-          } 
+          }
           else if (key == 'emails') {
             var mappedKey = self.casPropertyMap.emails || 'emails';
             var emails = attributes[mappedKey];
@@ -229,7 +261,7 @@ CasStrategy.prototype.authenticate = function(req, options) {
             var value = attributes[mappedKey];
             if (Array.isArray(value)) {
               profile[key] = value[0];
-            } 
+            }
             else if (value) {
               profile[key] = value;
             }
@@ -240,14 +272,14 @@ CasStrategy.prototype.authenticate = function(req, options) {
         for (var key in attributes) {
           profile[key] = attributes[key];
         }
-        
+
         if (self._passReqToCallback) {
           self._verify(req, username, profile, verified);
         } else {
           self._verify(username, profile, verified);
         }
       }
-        
+
     }, service);
   }
 };
@@ -307,7 +339,7 @@ CasStrategy.prototype.getProxyTicket = function(req, targetService, done) {
       err = new Error('PGTIOU token not found. Make sure pgtURL option is correct, and the CAS server allows proxies.');
     }
   }
-  
+
   if (err) {
     return done(err);
   }
@@ -333,7 +365,7 @@ module.exports.Strategy = CasStrategy;
  * This is the server needed to obtain CAS tickets for 3rd party services on
  * behalf of the user. It is typically run as a separate process from the
  * application. Multiple applications may share the same PGT callback server.
- * 
+ *
  * @param {String} casURL
  *      The URL of the CAS server.
  * @param {String} pgtURL
@@ -367,4 +399,3 @@ function PgtServer(casURL, pgtURL, serverCertificate, serverKey, serverCA) {
  * Expose `PgtServer`.
  */
 module.exports.PgtServer = PgtServer;
-