diff --git a/ippisite/ippidb/tests/tests.py b/ippisite/ippidb/tests/tests.py
index 83715ed56fc6432998ddf76a662df71c6b599720..f52e623c7d33823b060f0570a29263be2acf3142 100644
--- a/ippisite/ippidb/tests/tests.py
+++ b/ippisite/ippidb/tests/tests.py
@@ -438,7 +438,9 @@ class QueryCompoundViewsAccessTestCase(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(self.c1.is_validated(), False)
         self.assertEqual(self.c2.is_validated(), True)
         for i in range(1, 21):
-            self.assertEqual(Compound.objects.get(id=2 + i).is_validated(), True)
+            # these compounds are considered not validated because
+            # are not linked to a CompoundAction
+            self.assertEqual(Compound.objects.get(id=2 + i).is_validated(), False)
 
     def test_lelleplot_filter(self):
         """