diff --git a/addons/hr_contract/data/hr_contract_demo.xml b/addons/hr_contract/data/hr_contract_demo.xml
index 40d9ac3fdee..913538a28cc 100644
--- a/addons/hr_contract/data/hr_contract_demo.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_contract/data/hr_contract_demo.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         <field name="department_id" model="hr.department"
             eval="obj().env.ref('hr.employee_admin').department_id.id"/>
         <field eval="7540.0" name="wage"/>
-        <field name="state">draft</field>
+        <field name="state">close</field>
         <field name="kanban_state">normal</field>
         <field name="resource_calendar_id" ref="resource.resource_calendar_std_38h"/>
         <field name="hr_responsible_id" ref="base.user_admin"/>