diff --git a/tests/test_utils_elog.py b/tests/test_utils_elog.py
index 7aac8911..4520079c 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils_elog.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils_elog.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import os
 import sys
 import tempfile
 import requests
+from elog import LogbookAuthenticationError
 import elog
 import pytest
 from getpass import getuser, getpass
@@ -10,23 +11,6 @@ from slic.utils.elog import Elog, get_default_elog_instance
 from unittest.mock import patch
 from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
 
- 
-# Helper pour extraire uniquement le mot de passe comme dans la vraie fonction
-def get_default_elog_password(url, **kwargs):
-    kwargs.setdefault("user", getuser())
-    user = kwargs["user"]
-
-    if "password" not in kwargs:
-        try:
-            home = Path.home()
-            fn = home / ".elog_psi"
-            with fn.open() as f:
-                pw = f.read().strip()
-        except Exception:
-            print(f"Enter elog password for user: {user}")
-            pw = getpass()
-        kwargs["password"] = pw
-    return kwargs["password"], kwargs["user"]
 
 def get_test_elog():
     return Elog("http://localhost:8080/demo", user="robot", password="testpassword")
@@ -36,18 +20,16 @@ def test_get_default_elog_instance_with_direct_password_and_real_check():
     user = "robot"
     password = "testpassword"
 
-    elog_instance, returned_user = get_default_elog_instance(url, user=user, password=password)
+    try:
+        elog_instance, returned_user = get_default_elog_instance(url, user=user, password=password)
+    except Exception as e:
+        pytest.fail(f"elog.open() raised an unexpected exception: {e}")
+
 
     assert returned_user == user
     assert hasattr(elog_instance, "post")
 
-    pw, user_returned = get_default_elog_password(url, user=user, password=password)
-
-    try:
-        elog.open(url, user=user_returned, password=pw)
-    except Exception as e:
-        pytest.fail(f"elog.open() raised an unexpected exception: {e}")
-
+    
 @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):
@@ -57,18 +39,14 @@ def test_get_default_elog_instance_asks_password_and_opens(mock_home, mock_getpa
     url = "http://localhost:8080/demo"
     user = "robot"
 
-    elog_instance, returned_user = get_default_elog_instance(url, user=user)
+    try:
+        elog_instance, returned_user = get_default_elog_instance(url, user=user)
+    except Exception as e:
+        pytest.fail(f"elog.open() raised an unexpected exception: {e}")
 
     assert returned_user == user
     assert hasattr(elog_instance, "post")
 
-    pw, user_returned = get_default_elog_password(url, user=user)
-
-    try:
-        elog.open(url, user=user_returned, password=pw)
-    except Exception as e:
-        pytest.fail(f"elog.open() raised an unexpected exception: {e}")
-
 
 @patch("slic.utils.elog.getpass")
 @patch("slic.utils.elog.getuser")
@@ -88,18 +66,14 @@ def test_get_default_elog_with_path_home(mock_home, mock_getuser, mock_getpass):
     url = "http://localhost:8080/demo"
 
     try:
-        elog_instance, returned_user = get_default_elog_instance(url)
+        try:
+            elog_instance, returned_user = get_default_elog_instance(url)
+        except Exception as e:
+            pytest.fail(f"elog.open() raised an unexpected exception: {e}")
 
         assert returned_user == fake_user
         assert hasattr(elog_instance, "post")
 
-        pw, user_returned = get_default_elog_password(url)
-
-        try:
-            elog.open(url, user=user_returned, password=pw)
-        except Exception as e:
-            pytest.fail(f"elog.open() raised an unexpected exception: {e}")
-
     finally:
         pw_file.unlink(missing_ok=True)
         tmp_home.rmdir()
@@ -109,7 +83,7 @@ def test_get_default_elog_instance_with_wrong_password():
     user = "robot"
     wrong_password = "wrongpassword"
 
-    with pytest.raises(LogbookAuthenticationError):
+    with pytest.raises(elog.LogbookAuthenticationError):
         get_default_elog_instance(url, user=user, password=wrong_password)