diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index d4e8e062222b2fbedd0f63832b16663539688689..de967f1de753b1543965b88b1a238416dbdb76c1 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ async def mocked_connection(session_mocker):
     async with ChannelFor([service]) as channel:
         session_mocker.patch("vapython.vanet._va_interface.Channel.__new__", return_value=channel)
         va = vapy.VA()
+        session_mocker.patch.object(va, "_get_state", autospec=True)
         va.connect(add_event_handling=False)
         yield va, service