diff --git a/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/Tests/Controller/AccompanyingCourseApiControllerTest.php b/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/Tests/Controller/AccompanyingCourseApiControllerTest.php
index a41e570a5..3f427e811 100644
--- a/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/Tests/Controller/AccompanyingCourseApiControllerTest.php
+++ b/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/Tests/Controller/AccompanyingCourseApiControllerTest.php
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 /*
  * Chill is a software for social workers
- * 
- * Copyright (C) 2014-2015, Champs Libres Cooperative SCRLFS, 
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2014-2015, Champs Libres Cooperative SCRLFS,
  * <http://www.champs-libres.coop>, <info@champs-libres.coop>
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class AccompanyingCourseApiControllerTest extends WebTestCase
     {
         static::bootKernel();
     }
-    
+
     /**
      * Setup before each test method (see phpunit doc)
      */
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ class AccompanyingCourseApiControllerTest extends WebTestCase
         $response = $this->client->getResponse();
 
         $this->assertEquals(200, $response->getStatusCode(), "Test that the response of rest api has a status code ok (200)");
-        
+
         $data = \json_decode($response->getContent());
         $this->assertEquals($data->id, $period->getId(),
             "test that the response's data contains the id of the period"
-        ); 
+        );
         $this->assertGreaterThan(0, $data->participations);
     }
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class AccompanyingCourseApiControllerTest extends WebTestCase
             [],
             \json_encode([ 'type' => 'social_issue', 'id' => $si->getId() ])
         );
-        
+
         $this->assertEquals(200, $this->client->getResponse()->getStatusCode());
 
         $data = \json_decode($this->client->getResponse()->getContent(), true);
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ class AccompanyingCourseApiControllerTest extends WebTestCase
         $response = $this->client->getResponse();
         $this->assertEquals(200, $response->getStatusCode());
 
-       // post a third party 
+       // post a third party
         $this->client->request(
             Request::METHOD_POST,
             sprintf('/api/1.0/person/accompanying-course/%d/resource.json', $period->getId()),
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ class AccompanyingCourseApiControllerTest extends WebTestCase
         $this->assertInstanceOf(Person::class, $period->getRequestor());
         $this->assertEquals($personId, $period->getRequestor()->getId());
 
-       // post a third party 
+       // post a third party
         $this->client->request(
             Request::METHOD_POST,
             sprintf('/api/1.0/person/accompanying-course/%d/requestor.json', $period->getId()),
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ class AccompanyingCourseApiControllerTest extends WebTestCase
         $em = self::$container->get(EntityManagerInterface::class);
 
         $this->client->request(
-            Request::METHOD_PATCH, 
+            Request::METHOD_PATCH,
             sprintf('/api/1.0/person/accompanying-course/%d.json', $period->getId()),
             [], // parameters
             [], // files
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ class AccompanyingCourseApiControllerTest extends WebTestCase
             ->setParameter('center', $center)
             ->setMaxResults($maxResults)
             ->getScalarResult();
-        
+
         // create a random order
         shuffle($personIds);
 
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ class AccompanyingCourseApiControllerTest extends WebTestCase
             ThirdParty::class." t ")
             ->setMaxResults($maxResults)
             ->getScalarResult();
-        
+
         // create a random order
         shuffle($thirdPartyIds);
 
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ class AccompanyingCourseApiControllerTest extends WebTestCase
         // check by deownloading the accompanying cours
 
         $this->client->request(Request::METHOD_GET, sprintf('/api/1.0/person/accompanying-course/%d.json', $period->getId()));
-        
+
         $response = $this->client->getResponse();
         $data = \json_decode($response->getContent());
 
@@ -491,9 +491,9 @@ class AccompanyingCourseApiControllerTest extends WebTestCase
     public function dataGenerateRandomAccompanyingCourseWithSocialIssue()
     {
         // note about max result for person query, and maxGenerated:
-        // 
+        //
         // in the final loop, an id is popped out of the personIds array twice:
-        // 
+        //
         // * one for getting the person, which will in turn provide his accompanying period;
         // * one for getting the personId to populate to the data manager
         //
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ class AccompanyingCourseApiControllerTest extends WebTestCase
             ->setParameter('center', $center)
             ->setMaxResults($maxResults)
             ->getScalarResult();
-        
+
         // create a random order
         shuffle($personIds);
 
@@ -538,9 +538,9 @@ class AccompanyingCourseApiControllerTest extends WebTestCase
     public function dataGenerateRandomAccompanyingCourse()
     {
         // note about max result for person query, and maxGenerated:
-        // 
+        //
         // in the final loop, an id is popped out of the personIds array twice:
-        // 
+        //
         // * one for getting the person, which will in turn provide his accompanying period;
         // * one for getting the personId to populate to the data manager
         //
@@ -553,13 +553,26 @@ class AccompanyingCourseApiControllerTest extends WebTestCase
         $center = $em->getRepository(Center::class)
             ->findOneBy(array('name' => 'Center A'));
 
-        $personIds = $em->createQuery("SELECT p.id FROM ".
-            Person::class." p ".
-            " WHERE p.center = :center")
+        $qb = $em->createQueryBuilder();
+        $personIds = $qb
+            ->select('p.id')
+            ->from(Person::class, 'p')
+            ->where(
+                $qb->expr()->eq(
+                    'p.center',
+                    ':center'
+                )
+            )
+            ->andWhere(
+                $qb->expr()->gt(
+                    'SIZE(p.accompanyingPeriodParticipations)',
+                    0)
+                )
             ->setParameter('center', $center)
             ->setMaxResults($maxResults)
+            ->getQuery()
             ->getScalarResult();
-        
+
         // create a random order
         shuffle($personIds);
 
@@ -597,7 +610,7 @@ class AccompanyingCourseApiControllerTest extends WebTestCase
             ->setParameter('center', $center)
             ->setMaxResults(100)
             ->getScalarResult();
-        
+
         // create a random order
         shuffle($personIds);