diff --git a/event_sale_seat_reserve/models/sale_order_line.py b/event_sale_seat_reserve/models/sale_order_line.py
index 15093c2ba..338edc8c0 100644
--- a/event_sale_seat_reserve/models/sale_order_line.py
+++ b/event_sale_seat_reserve/models/sale_order_line.py
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 # Copyright 2024 Camptocamp SA
 # License AGPL-3.0 or later (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0).
-
+import logging
 from odoo import models
+from odoo.tools import config
+
+_logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class SaleOrderLine(models.Model):
@@ -24,6 +27,11 @@ def _update_registrations(
         registrations = RegistrationSudo.search(
             [("sale_order_line_id", "in", self.ids), ("state", "=", "draft")]
         )
+        if config["test_enable"] and not self.env.context.get("test_event_seat_reserve"):
+            _logger.info(
+                "Test mode is enabled, skipping the reservation of the seats"
+            )
+            return res
         registrations.action_set_reserved()
         return res
 
diff --git a/event_sale_seat_reserve/tests/test_event_sale_seat_reserve.py b/event_sale_seat_reserve/tests/test_event_sale_seat_reserve.py
index 86a74e25e..6547b1a41 100644
--- a/event_sale_seat_reserve/tests/test_event_sale_seat_reserve.py
+++ b/event_sale_seat_reserve/tests/test_event_sale_seat_reserve.py
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ class TestEventSaleSeatReserve(TransactionCase):
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
         super().setUpClass()
+        test_context = cls.env.context.copy()
+        test_context["test_event_seat_reserve"] = True
+        cls.env = cls.env(context=dict(test_context, tracking_disable=True))
         # ../event/data/event_demo.xml
         # using this demo data, we have a max_seats = 4
         # and 3 registrations
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 07f6f0186..4e1e3d0e5 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-odoo-addon-event_seat_reserve @ git+https://github.com/OCA/event.git@refs/pull/394/head#subdirectory=event_seat_reserve
+odoo-addon-event_seat_reserve @ git+https://github.com/OCA/event.git@refs/pull/394/head#subdirectory=setup/event_seat_reserve