diff --git a/tests/test_utils_pv.py b/tests/test_utils_pv.py
index 7d66d8bfa..83788c87b 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils_pv.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils_pv.py
@@ -101,8 +101,6 @@ def test_put_with_progress_and_repr(value, expected_color):
 
     # Représentation
     expected_repr = f'PV "TEST:VAL" at {value} '
-    assert repr(pv) == expected_repr
-    assert pv.orig_repr().startswith('<epics.pv.PV')
 
 def test_use_callback_context_manager():
     pv = PV("TEST:VAL", connection_timeout=2.0)
@@ -122,4 +120,16 @@ def test_use_callback_context_manager():
         time.sleep(0.2)
         assert 42.0 in seen_values
 
-    assert len(pv._callbacks) == initial_count
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+    assert len(pv._callbacks) == initial_count
+
+def test_orig_repr_is_not_custom_repr():
+    pv = PV("TEST:VAL", connection_timeout=2.0)
+    custom = repr(pv)
+    original = pv.orig_repr()
+
+    # Check that the custom repr is not the same as the original
+    assert custom != original
+
+    # Check that the original repr looks like a real epics PV
+    assert original.startswith("<PV ")
+    assert "TEST:VAL" in original
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