diff --git a/addons/itsulu_blog_publisher/tests/test_bdd_steps.py b/addons/itsulu_blog_publisher/tests/test_bdd_steps.py
index c7fd5c4..c7a7a7a 100644
--- a/addons/itsulu_blog_publisher/tests/test_bdd_steps.py
+++ b/addons/itsulu_blog_publisher/tests/test_bdd_steps.py
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ scenarios('../features/notification_email.feature')
 # ================================================================= #
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def odoo_env(env):
+def odoo_env(request):
     """pytest-odoo's env fixture, re-exported for BDD step access."""
-    return env
+    return request.getfixturevalue('env')
 
 
 @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 3ab435c..24f0ffd 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_email([log.id], fields=['subject'])
+        rendered = template._generate_template([log.id], fields=['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_email([log.id], fields=['body_html'])
+        rendered = template._generate_template([log.id], fields=['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_email([log.id], fields=['body_html'])
+        rendered = template._generate_template([log.id], fields=['body_html'])
         body = rendered[log.id].get('body_html', '')
         self.assertIn('itsulu.com', body, "Body must contain itsulu.com URL")