diff --git a/addons/website/static/src/core/website_core.js b/addons/website/static/src/core/website_core.js
index 31a959ce428b1..426529b4faf30 100644
--- a/addons/website/static/src/core/website_core.js
+++ b/addons/website/static/src/core/website_core.js
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@ class WebsiteCore {
             };
             this.owlApp = new App(null, appConfig);
         }
-        if (!this.active) {
-            return;
-        }
         const root = this.owlApp.createRoot(C, { props: null, env: this.env });
         this.roots.push(root);
         const compElem = document.createElement("owl-component");
diff --git a/addons/website/static/tests/core/website_core.test.js b/addons/website/static/tests/core/website_core.test.js
index 9a61b4351c641..ce87534ca5ad6 100644
--- a/addons/website/static/tests/core/website_core.test.js
+++ b/addons/website/static/tests/core/website_core.test.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { animationFrame } from "@odoo/hoot-mock";
 
 import { Interaction } from "@website/core/interaction";
 import { startInteraction } from "./helpers";
+import { Component, xml } from "@odoo/owl";
 
 test("wait for translation before starting interactions", async () => {
     let flag = false;
@@ -35,3 +36,13 @@ test("starting interactions twice should only actually do it once", async () =>
     await animationFrame();
     expect(n).toBe(1);
 });
+
+
+test("can mount a component", async () => {
+    class Test extends Component {
+        static selector = ".test";
+        static template = xml`owl component`;
+    }
+    const {el} = await startInteraction(Test, `<div class="test"></div>`);
+    expect(el.querySelector(".test").innerHTML).toBe(`<owl-component contenteditable="false" data-oe-protected="true">owl component</owl-component>`);
+});
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