diff --git a/tests/integration/test_04_race_condition.cpp b/tests/integration/test_04_race_condition.cpp
index 130c336..941b6c0 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_04_race_condition.cpp
+++ b/tests/integration/test_04_race_condition.cpp
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@ int main() {
 
     try {
         auto module = loader.load(modulePath, "TestModule", false);
-        nlohmann::json configJson;
-        configJson["version"] = "v1";
+        nlohmann::json configJson = nlohmann::json::object();
         auto config = std::make_unique<JsonDataNode>("config", configJson);
         module->setConfiguration(*config, nullptr, nullptr);
         moduleSystem->registerModule("TestModule", std::move(module));
diff --git a/tests/modules/TestModule.cpp b/tests/modules/TestModule.cpp
index 0e748eb..79ea062 100644
--- a/tests/modules/TestModule.cpp
+++ b/tests/modules/TestModule.cpp
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ public:
         // Clone configuration for storage
         config = std::make_unique<JsonDataNode>("config", nlohmann::json::object());
 
-        // Extract version if available (use current moduleVersion as default)
-        moduleVersion = configNode.getString("version", moduleVersion);
-        std::cout << "[TestModule] Version set to: " << moduleVersion << std::endl;
+        // Note: moduleVersion is a global compiled into the .so file
+        // We DO NOT overwrite it from config to preserve hot-reload version changes
+        std::cout << "[TestModule] Compiled version: " << moduleVersion << std::endl;
     }
 
     const IDataNode& getConfiguration() override {