diff --git a/trytond/trytond/server_context.py b/trytond/trytond/server_context.py
index 9eeb9076587..108fe09c93d 100644
--- a/trytond/trytond/server_context.py
+++ b/trytond/trytond/server_context.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import string
+import random
 import logging
 from threading import local
 
@@ -7,6 +9,21 @@
     ]
 
 
+def generate_context(key=None, value=None, length=20):
+    def generate_random_string():
+        return ''.join(random.SystemRandom().choice(
+            string.ascii_uppercase + string.digits) for _ in range(length))
+    if not key:
+        key = generate_random_string()
+    if not value:
+        value = generate_random_string()
+    return {key: value}
+
+
+TEST_CONTEXT = generate_context(value=True)
+TEST_CONTEXT_KEY = list(TEST_CONTEXT.keys())[0]
+
+
 class _AttributeManager(object):
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         self.kwargs = kwargs
diff --git a/trytond/trytond/tests/test_tryton.py b/trytond/trytond/tests/test_tryton.py
index 7f3a914897b..d8d1b338259 100644
--- a/trytond/trytond/tests/test_tryton.py
+++ b/trytond/trytond/tests/test_tryton.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 from trytond.tools import file_open, find_dir, is_instance_method
 from trytond.transaction import Transaction, TransactionError
 from trytond.wizard import StateAction, StateView
+from trytond.server_context import ServerContext, TEST_CONTEXT
 
 __all__ = [
     'CONTEXT',
@@ -114,7 +115,8 @@ def activate_module(modules, lang='en', cache_name=None):
                 type='wizard')
             instance_id, _, _ = ActivateUpgrade.create()
             transaction.commit()
-            ActivateUpgrade(instance_id).transition_upgrade()
+            with ServerContext().set_context(**TEST_CONTEXT):
+                ActivateUpgrade(instance_id).transition_upgrade()
             ActivateUpgrade.delete(instance_id)
             transaction.commit()
     backup_db_cache(name)
diff --git a/trytond/trytond/tests/tools.py b/trytond/trytond/tests/tools.py
index ad9f690575e..6f0a737c8ac 100644
--- a/trytond/trytond/tests/tools.py
+++ b/trytond/trytond/tests/tools.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # this repository contains the full copyright notices and license terms.
 from proteus import Model, Wizard
 from proteus import config as pconfig
+from trytond.server_context import ServerContext, TEST_CONTEXT
 
 from .test_tryton import backup_db_cache, drop_create, restore_db_cache
 
@@ -27,7 +28,8 @@ def activate_modules(modules, *, setup_function=None, cache_file_name=None):
             ])
     assert len(records) == len(modules)
     Module.click(records, 'activate')
-    Wizard('ir.module.activate_upgrade').execute('upgrade')
+    with ServerContext().set_context(**TEST_CONTEXT):
+        Wizard('ir.module.activate_upgrade').execute('upgrade')
 
     if callable(setup_function):
         setup_function(cfg)