diff --git a/tests/test_utils_elog.py b/tests/test_utils_elog.py
index 0c6af185..1baf9de1 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils_elog.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils_elog.py
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ def test_get_default_elog_instance_with_wrong_password_and_real_check():
     
 @patch("slic.utils.elog.getpass")
 @patch("slic.utils.elog.Path.home")
-def test_get_default_elog_instance_asks_password_and_opens(mock_home, mock_getpass):
-    mock_home.return_value = Path("/does/not/exist")  # Fausse home → lecture échoue
+def test_get_default_elog_instance_asks_password(mock_home, mock_getpass):
+    mock_home.return_value = Path("/does/not/exist")  
     mock_getpass.return_value = "testpassword"
     user = "robot"
     text = "This is a message2"
@@ -56,11 +56,6 @@ def test_get_default_elog_instance_asks_password_and_opens(mock_home, mock_getpa
     except Exception as e:
         pytest.fail(f"elog.post() raised an unexpected exception: {e}")
 
-    try:
-        msg_id = elog.post(text)
-    except Exception as e:
-        pytest.fail(f"elog.post() raised an unexpected exception: {e}")
-
     message, attributes, attachments = elog.read(msg_id)
 
     assert text in message