diff --git a/addons/itsulu_blog_publisher/tests/test_bdd_steps.py b/addons/itsulu_blog_publisher/tests/test_bdd_steps.py
index c7a7a7a..211fc02 100644
--- a/addons/itsulu_blog_publisher/tests/test_bdd_steps.py
+++ b/addons/itsulu_blog_publisher/tests/test_bdd_steps.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ Links: blog_generation.feature, blog_scheduling.feature,
 RED PHASE — all scenarios FAIL until implementation exists.
 """
 import pytest
+import odoo
+from odoo.api import Environment
 from unittest.mock import patch, MagicMock
 from pytest_bdd import scenarios, given, when, then, parsers
 
@@ -25,8 +27,18 @@ scenarios('../features/notification_email.feature')
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def odoo_env(request):
-    """pytest-odoo's env fixture, re-exported for BDD step access."""
-    return request.getfixturevalue('env')
+    """Odoo environment for BDD step definitions.
+
+    pytest-odoo 2.x does not expose an 'env' pytest fixture — env only
+    exists as self.env inside TransactionCase subclasses. We build one
+    directly from the registry and roll back after each scenario.
+    """
+    db = request.config.getoption('--odoo-database')
+    registry = odoo.registry(db)
+    with registry.cursor() as cr:
+        env = Environment(cr, odoo.SUPERUSER_ID, {})
+        yield env
+        cr.rollback()
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
diff --git a/addons/itsulu_blog_publisher/tests/test_blog_post_social.py b/addons/itsulu_blog_publisher/tests/test_blog_post_social.py
index 24f0ffd..20913da 100644
--- a/addons/itsulu_blog_publisher/tests/test_blog_post_social.py
+++ b/addons/itsulu_blog_publisher/tests/test_blog_post_social.py
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ class TestNotificationEmail(TransactionCase):
 
         # ACT — render the template synchronously to check the subject
         template = self.env.ref('itsulu_blog_publisher.email_template_blog_published')
-        rendered = template._generate_template([log.id], fields=['subject'])
+        rendered = template._generate_template([log.id], ['subject'])
 
         # ASSERT
         subject = rendered[log.id].get('subject', '')
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ class TestNotificationEmail(TransactionCase):
 
         # Verify template renders all platform copy in the body
         template = self.env.ref('itsulu_blog_publisher.email_template_blog_published')
-        rendered = template._generate_template([log.id], fields=['body_html'])
+        rendered = template._generate_template([log.id], ['body_html'])
         body = rendered[log.id].get('body_html', '')
         self.assertIn('Twitter A copy', body, "Body must contain Twitter copy")
         self.assertIn('LinkedIn copy', body, "Body must contain LinkedIn copy")
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ class TestNotificationEmail(TransactionCase):
 
         # ASSERT — render the template synchronously to check the URL appears in the body
         template = self.env.ref('itsulu_blog_publisher.email_template_blog_published')
-        rendered = template._generate_template([log.id], fields=['body_html'])
+        rendered = template._generate_template([log.id], ['body_html'])
         body = rendered[log.id].get('body_html', '')
         self.assertIn('itsulu.com', body, "Body must contain itsulu.com URL")