diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 07e0369..bfcca94 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ RUN python3 -m pip install --no-cache-dir \
 RUN mkdir -p /mnt/extra-addons && chmod 777 /mnt/extra-addons
 COPY --chown=odoo:odoo addons/itsulu_blog_publisher /mnt/extra-addons/itsulu_blog_publisher
 
-# Symlink addon into Odoo's default addons directory so pytest-odoo can find it
-RUN mkdir -p /var/lib/odoo/addons/17.0 && ln -s /mnt/extra-addons/itsulu_blog_publisher /var/lib/odoo/addons/17.0/itsulu_blog_publisher
+# Symlink addon into Odoo's default addons directory so Odoo can find it
+RUN mkdir -p /var/lib/odoo/addons && ln -s /mnt/extra-addons/itsulu_blog_publisher /var/lib/odoo/addons/itsulu_blog_publisher
 
 # Set working directory to a temp location for test running
 WORKDIR /tmp/test
diff --git a/conftest.py b/conftest.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d105862
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conftest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+"""
+Global pytest configuration for ITSulu Blog Publisher tests.
+Installs the addon into the test database before any test code runs.
+"""
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+
+print(">>> conftest.py loaded", file=sys.stderr)
+
+
+def pytest_configure(config):
+    """Install itsulu_blog_publisher into the test database."""
+    print(">>> pytest_configure hook called", file=sys.stderr)
+
+    db_name = getattr(config.option, 'odoo_database', None)
+    print(f">>> odoo_database option: {db_name}", file=sys.stderr)
+
+    if not db_name:
+        print(">>> No database name — skipping install", file=sys.stderr)
+        return
+
+    print(f"\n🚀 Installing itsulu_blog_publisher into {db_name}...", file=sys.stderr)
+
+    cmd = [
+        'odoo',
+        '-d', db_name,
+        '-i', 'itsulu_blog_publisher',
+        '--without-demo=all',
+        '--stop-after-init',
+    ]
+
+    try:
+        result = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=120)
+        if result.returncode == 0:
+            print(f"✅ Addon installed successfully", file=sys.stderr)
+        else:
+            print(f"⚠️  Install returned {result.returncode}", file=sys.stderr)
+            if result.stderr:
+                print(f"   STDERR: {result.stderr[-300:]}", file=sys.stderr)
+    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+        print(f"⚠️  Install timed out (120s)", file=sys.stderr)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"⚠️  Install error: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+
diff --git a/conftest_runner.py b/conftest_runner.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fbec23b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conftest_runner.py
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+"""
+Conftest for running ITSulu Blog Publisher tests.
+This is placed OUTSIDE the addon package to avoid auto-importing it.
+Copy this to /mnt/extra-addons/conftest.py in the Docker build.
+"""
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import os
+
+
+sys.stderr.write(">>> conftest_runner loaded from /mnt/extra-addons\n")
+sys.stderr.flush()
+
+
+def pytest_configure(config):
+    """Install itsulu_blog_publisher into the test database."""
+    sys.stderr.write(">>> pytest_configure hook called\n")
+    sys.stderr.flush()
+
+    db_name = getattr(config.option, 'odoo_database', None)
+    sys.stderr.write(f">>> odoo_database option: {db_name}\n")
+    sys.stderr.flush()
+
+    if not db_name:
+        sys.stderr.write(">>> No database name — skipping install\n")
+        sys.stderr.flush()
+        return
+
+    sys.stderr.write(f"\n🚀 Installing itsulu_blog_publisher into {db_name}...\n")
+    sys.stderr.flush()
+
+    pg_host = os.environ.get('PGHOST', 'localhost')
+    pg_user = os.environ.get('PGUSER', 'odoo')
+
+    cmd = [
+        'odoo',
+        '-d', db_name,
+        '-i', 'itsulu_blog_publisher',
+        '--without-demo=all',
+        '--stop-after-init',
+        '--db_host', pg_host,
+        '--db_user', pg_user,
+    ]
+
+    try:
+        result = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=120)
+        sys.stderr.write(f"   Install exit code: {result.returncode}\n")
+        if result.returncode == 0:
+            sys.stderr.write(f"✅ Addon installed successfully\n")
+        else:
+            sys.stderr.write(f"⚠️  Install returned {result.returncode}\n")
+            if result.stderr:
+                sys.stderr.write(f"   STDERR: {result.stderr[-500:]}\n")
+        sys.stderr.flush()
+    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+        sys.stderr.write(f"⚠️  Install timed out (120s)\n")
+        sys.stderr.flush()
+    except Exception as e:
+        sys.stderr.write(f"⚠️  Install error: {e}\n")
+        sys.stderr.flush()