diff --git a/wodoo/lib_composer.py b/wodoo/lib_composer.py
index 1d500124..c1dbd34c 100644
--- a/wodoo/lib_composer.py
+++ b/wodoo/lib_composer.py
@@ -289,6 +289,9 @@ def internal_reload(
 
     _execute_after_reload(config)
 
+    # update a possible robot file also
+    Commands.invoke(ctx, 'robot:make-var-file')
+
     if float(ODOO_VERSION) >= 17.0:
         if any(config.ODOO_PYTHON_VERSION.startswith(x) for x in ['3.9.', '3.8.', '3.7.']):
             abort("Invalid python version - needs at least 3.10")
diff --git a/wodoo/lib_robot.py b/wodoo/lib_robot.py
index d6e3ef7e..38b111e8 100644
--- a/wodoo/lib_robot.py
+++ b/wodoo/lib_robot.py
@@ -590,3 +590,30 @@ def start_cobot(ctx, config):
 
     click.secho(f"Access cobot at: ")
     click.secho(f"\n{config.EXTERNAL_DOMAIN}:{config.PROXY_PORT}/cobot\n\n", fg="green", bold=True)
+
+
+@robot.command(help="Creates .robot-vars")
+@click.option("-P", "--userpassword", required=False)
+@pass_config
+@click.pass_context
+def make_variable_file(ctx, config, userpassword=None):
+    host = os.getenv("ROBO_ODOO_HOST") or config.EXTERNAL_DOMAIN 
+    url = f"http://{host}:{config.PROXY_PORT}"
+    from .odoo_config import customs_dir
+    path = customs_dir() / ".robot-vars"
+    if not path.exists():
+        path.write_text("{}")
+    data = json.loads(path.read_text())
+    data.setdefault("TOKEN", f'manualrun-{customs_dir().name}')
+    if userpassword:
+        data['ODOO_PASSWORD'] = userpassword
+    data['ODOO_URL'] = url
+    data['ODOO_USER'] = 'admin'
+    data['ODOO_DB'] = config.DBNAME
+    data['ODOO_VERSION'] = str(current_version())
+    data['TEST_RUN_INDEX'] = 0
+    data["TEST_DIR"] = str(customs_dir() / 'robot-output')
+    Path(data["TEST_DIR"]).mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+    path.write_text(json.dumps(data, indent=4))
+
+Commands.register(make_variable_file, 'robot:make-var-file')
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diff --git a/wodoo/lib_turnintodev.py b/wodoo/lib_turnintodev.py
index d909009a..c9557deb 100644
--- a/wodoo/lib_turnintodev.py
+++ b/wodoo/lib_turnintodev.py
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ def set_password_all_users(config, ctx, password, default):
         sql = f"update res_users set password_crypt=password"
         _execute_sql(conn, sql)
 
+    # update a possible robot file also
+    Commands.invoke(ctx, 'robot:make-var-file', userpassword=password)
+
 
 @turn_into_dev.command()
 @click.argument("password")