diff --git a/stock_release_channel/demo/stock_release_channel.xml b/stock_release_channel/demo/stock_release_channel.xml
index d062822cba..71f8bceeb2 100644
--- a/stock_release_channel/demo/stock_release_channel.xml
+++ b/stock_release_channel/demo/stock_release_channel.xml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
         <field name="name">Default</field>
         <field name="sequence">999</field>
         <field name="rule_domain">[]</field>
+        <field name="state">open</field>
     </record>
 
 </odoo>
diff --git a/stock_release_channel/models/stock_release_channel.py b/stock_release_channel/models/stock_release_channel.py
index c22ae6854a..d7d360b9d4 100644
--- a/stock_release_channel/models/stock_release_channel.py
+++ b/stock_release_channel/models/stock_release_channel.py
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ class StockReleaseChannel(models.Model):
         "still working)\n"
         "* Asleep: Assigned pickings not processed are unassigned from the release "
         "channel.\n",
-        default="open",
+        default="asleep",
     )
     is_action_lock_allowed = fields.Boolean(
         compute="_compute_is_action_lock_allowed",
diff --git a/stock_release_channel/tests/common.py b/stock_release_channel/tests/common.py
index c56b87b693..4561f3f3b2 100644
--- a/stock_release_channel/tests/common.py
+++ b/stock_release_channel/tests/common.py
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ def _create_single_move(cls, product, qty, group=None):
 
     @classmethod
     def _create_channel(cls, **vals):
+        # Forced update state of channel to "open"
+        vals.update({"state": "open"})
         return cls.env["stock.release.channel"].create(vals)
 
     def _run_customer_procurement(self, date=None):
diff --git a/stock_release_channel_process_end_time/tests/test_release_end_date.py b/stock_release_channel_process_end_time/tests/test_release_end_date.py
index 5cbedc72ca..b79aa7f70d 100644
--- a/stock_release_channel_process_end_time/tests/test_release_end_date.py
+++ b/stock_release_channel_process_end_time/tests/test_release_end_date.py
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ def test_picking_scheduled_date(self):
             {
                 "name": "Test Date",
                 "process_end_time": 15,
+                "state": "open",
             }
         )
         channel.action_sleep()
diff --git a/stock_release_channel_propagate_channel_picking/tests/test_procurement.py b/stock_release_channel_propagate_channel_picking/tests/test_procurement.py
index 967fb43192..7a3767a62a 100644
--- a/stock_release_channel_propagate_channel_picking/tests/test_procurement.py
+++ b/stock_release_channel_propagate_channel_picking/tests/test_procurement.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ def _create_propagate_channel(cls):
                 "name": "Propagate Channel",
                 "sequence": 200,
                 "rule_domain": [],
+                "state": "open",
             }
         )