diff --git a/addons/im_livechat/static/src/embed/chatbot/chatbot_service.js b/addons/im_livechat/static/src/embed/chatbot/chatbot_service.js
index fcd1beddcdc..ca081cd6f6e 100644
--- a/addons/im_livechat/static/src/embed/chatbot/chatbot_service.js
+++ b/addons/im_livechat/static/src/embed/chatbot/chatbot_service.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export class ChatBotService {
     currentStep;
     /** @type {number} */
     nextStepTimeout;
+    hasPostedWelcomeSteps = false;
     shouldRestore = false;
     isTyping = false;
 
@@ -55,6 +56,16 @@ export class ChatBotService {
             this._processUserAnswer.bind(this),
             MULTILINE_STEP_DEBOUNCE_DELAY
         );
+        if (this.livechatService.options.isTestChatbot) {
+            this.livechatService.rule.chatbot = {
+                ...this.livechatService.options.testChatbotData,
+                welcomeStepIndex: this.livechatService.options.testChatbotData.welcomeSteps.length,
+            };
+            this.currentStep = new ChatbotStep(
+                this.livechatService.options.testChatbotData.welcomeSteps.at(-1)
+            );
+            this.livechatService.updateSession(this.livechatService.options.testChatbotChannelData);
+        }
         this.livechatService.initializedDeferred.then(() => {
             this.chatbot = this.livechatService.rule?.chatbot
                 ? new Chatbot(this.livechatService.rule.chatbot)
@@ -77,7 +88,11 @@ export class ChatBotService {
     /**
      * Start the chatbot script.
      */
-    start() {
+    async start() {
+        if (this.livechatService.options.isTestChatbot && !this.hasPostedWelcomeSteps) {
+            await this.postWelcomeSteps();
+            this.save();
+        }
         if (this.shouldRestore && this.livechatService.state !== SESSION_STATE.PERSISTED) {
             // We need to repost the welcome steps as they were not saved.
             this.chatbot.welcomeStepIndex = 0;
@@ -135,6 +150,7 @@ export class ChatBotService {
                 this.livechatService.thread?.messages.push(message);
             }
         }
+        this.hasPostedWelcomeSteps = true;
     }
 
     // =============================================================================
diff --git a/addons/im_livechat/static/src/embed/core/livechat_service.js b/addons/im_livechat/static/src/embed/core/livechat_service.js
index 082e560a5d7..3f709386089 100644
--- a/addons/im_livechat/static/src/embed/core/livechat_service.js
+++ b/addons/im_livechat/static/src/embed/core/livechat_service.js
@@ -64,11 +64,14 @@ export class LivechatService {
     }
 
     async initialize() {
-        const init = await this.rpc("/im_livechat/init", {
-            channel_id: this.options.channel_id,
-        });
-        this.available = init.available_for_me ?? this.available;
-        this.rule = init.rule;
+        let init;
+        if (!this.options.isTestChatbot) {
+            init = await this.rpc("/im_livechat/init", {
+                channel_id: this.options.channel_id,
+            });
+        }
+        this.available = init?.available_for_me ?? this.available;
+        this.rule = init?.rule ?? {};
         this.initialized = true;
         this.initializedDeferred.resolve();
     }
diff --git a/addons/im_livechat/views/im_livechat_chatbot_templates.xml b/addons/im_livechat/views/im_livechat_chatbot_templates.xml
index 0da13bf3d9c..05b89bfb8bb 100644
--- a/addons/im_livechat/views/im_livechat_chatbot_templates.xml
+++ b/addons/im_livechat/views/im_livechat_chatbot_templates.xml
@@ -7,19 +7,19 @@
                 <t t-set="head">
                     <script>
                         <t t-call="im_livechat.loader">
-                            <t t-set="info" t-value="{ 'available': True, 'options': { 'isTestChatbot': True, 'testChatbotChannelData': channel_data, 'testChatbotData': chatbot_data }, 'server_url': server_url }"/>
+                            <t t-set="info" t-value="{ 'available': True, 'options': { 'isTestChatbot': True, 'testChatbotChannelData': channel_data, 'testChatbotData': chatbot_data, 'current_partner_id': current_partner_id  }, 'server_url': server_url }"/>
                         </t>
                     </script>
                 </t>
-                <t t-set="title" t-value="chatbot_data['chatbot_name']"/>
+                <t t-set="title" t-value="chatbot_data['name']"/>
 
                 <div id="wrap">
                     <div groups="im_livechat.im_livechat_group_user" t-ignore="true"
                             class="alert alert-info alert-dismissible rounded-0 fade show d-print-none css_editable_mode_hidden mb-0">
                         <div t-ignore="true" class="text-center">
-                            <a t-attf-href="/web#view_type=form&amp;model=chatbot.script&amp;id=#{chatbot_data['chatbot_script_id']}&amp;action=im_livechat.chatbot_script_action">
+                            <a t-attf-href="/web#view_type=form&amp;model=chatbot.script&amp;id=#{chatbot_data['scriptId']}&amp;action=im_livechat.chatbot_script_action">
                                 <span>You are currently testing</span>
-                                <span t-out="chatbot_data['chatbot_name']"/>
+                                <span t-out="chatbot_data['name']"/>
                                 <i class="oi oi-fw oi-arrow-right"/>Back to edit mode
                             </a>
                         </div>
diff --git a/addons/website_livechat/controllers/chatbot.py b/addons/website_livechat/controllers/chatbot.py
index e3784fffa14..483bee0075f 100644
--- a/addons/website_livechat/controllers/chatbot.py
+++ b/addons/website_livechat/controllers/chatbot.py
@@ -37,5 +37,6 @@ class WebsiteLivechatChatbotScriptController(http.Controller):
         return request.render("im_livechat.chatbot_test_script_page", {
             'server_url': chatbot_script.get_base_url(),
             'channel_data': discuss_channel._channel_info()[0],
-            'chatbot_data': chatbot_script._format_for_frontend()
+            'chatbot_data': chatbot_script._format_for_frontend(),
+            'current_partner_id': request.env.user.partner_id.id,
         })