diff --git a/.github/workflows/phpstan.yml b/.github/workflows/phpstan.yml
index 9bf04af..cae8fcc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/phpstan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/phpstan.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
         run : vendor/bin/phpunit tests/TestCase/Command/BakeFixtureFactoryCommandTest.php
 
       - name: Run phpstan
-        run: composer phpstan
+        run: composer stan
 
       - name: Run phpcs
         run: composer cs-check
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_composer2.yml b/.github/workflows/tests_composer2.yml
index c7ca3f8..d89baba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_composer2.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_composer2.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           if [[ ${{ matrix.composer-type }} == 'lowest' ]]; then
-            composer self-update --1 && composer update --prefer-dist --no-progress --no-suggest --prefer-stable --prefer-lowest
+            composer update --prefer-dist --no-progress --no-suggest --prefer-stable --prefer-lowest
           elif [[ ${{ matrix.composer-type }} == 'stable' ]]; then
             composer update --prefer-dist --no-progress --no-suggest --prefer-stable
           else
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 973b2e2..444d302 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         "php": ">=8.1",
         "cakephp/orm": "^5.0",
         "fakerphp/faker": "^1.15",
-        "vierge-noire/cakephp-test-suite-light": "dev-next"
+        "vierge-noire/cakephp-test-suite-light": "^3.0"
     },
     "require-dev": {
         "cakephp/bake": "^3.0.0",
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
         "mysql": "bash run_tests.sh Mysql",
         "pgsql": "bash run_tests.sh Postgres",
         "sqlite": "bash run_tests.sh Sqlite",
-        "phpstan": "vendor/bin/phpstan analyse --memory-limit=-1",
+        "stan": "vendor/bin/phpstan analyse --memory-limit=-1",
         "psalm": "vendor/bin/psalm",
         "cs-check": "vendor/bin/phpcs --colors -p -s --extensions=php src/ tests/TestApp/tests/Factory tests/TestApp/plugins/TestPlugin/tests/Factory",
         "cs-fix": "vendor/bin/phpcbf --colors -p -s --extensions=php src/ tests/TestApp/tests/Factory"
diff --git a/src/Factory/DataCompiler.php b/src/Factory/DataCompiler.php
index f046562..4a8e6c1 100644
--- a/src/Factory/DataCompiler.php
+++ b/src/Factory/DataCompiler.php
@@ -197,14 +197,16 @@ public function compileEntity(
         if (is_string($injectedData)) {
             $injectedData = $this->setDisplayFieldToInjectedString($injectedData);
         }
-        if ($injectedData instanceof EntityInterface) {
+        $isEntityInjected = $injectedData instanceof EntityInterface;
+        if ($isEntityInjected) {
+            /** @var \Cake\Datasource\EntityInterface $entity */
             $entity = $injectedData;
         } else {
             $entity = $this->getEntityFromDefaultTemplate();
             $this->mergeWithInjectedData($entity, $injectedData);
         }
 
-        $this->mergeWithPatchedData($entity)->mergeWithAssociatedData($entity);
+        $this->mergeWithPatchedData($entity)->mergeWithAssociatedData($entity, $isEntityInjected);
 
         if ($this->isInPersistMode() && !empty($this->getModifiedUniqueFields())) {
             $entity->set(self::MODIFIED_UNIQUE_PROPERTIES, $this->getModifiedUniqueFields());
@@ -380,12 +382,17 @@ private function mergeWithPatchedData(EntityInterface $entity): self
      * Merge with the data from the associations
      *
      * @param \Cake\Datasource\EntityInterface $entity Entity produced by the factory.
+     * @param bool $isEntityInjected Whether \Cake\Datasource\EntityInterface is injected or not.
      * @return self
      */
-    private function mergeWithAssociatedData(EntityInterface $entity): self
+    private function mergeWithAssociatedData(EntityInterface $entity, bool $isEntityInjected): self
     {
-        // Overwrite the default associations if these are found in the associations
-        $associatedData = array_merge($this->dataFromDefaultAssociations, $this->dataFromAssociations);
+        if ($isEntityInjected) {
+            $associatedData = $this->dataFromAssociations;
+        } else {
+            // Overwrite the default associations if these are found in the associations
+            $associatedData = array_merge($this->dataFromDefaultAssociations, $this->dataFromAssociations);
+        }
 
         foreach ($associatedData as $propertyName => $data) {
             $association = $this->getAssociationByPropertyName($propertyName);
diff --git a/src/Factory/FactoryAwareTrait.php b/src/Factory/FactoryAwareTrait.php
index ca39918..681d280 100644
--- a/src/Factory/FactoryAwareTrait.php
+++ b/src/Factory/FactoryAwareTrait.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 namespace CakephpFixtureFactories\Factory;
 
 use Cake\Core\Configure;
+use Cake\Datasource\EntityInterface;
 use Cake\Utility\Inflector;
 use CakephpFixtureFactories\Error\FactoryNotFoundException;
 use function Cake\Core\namespaceSplit;
@@ -26,18 +27,22 @@ trait FactoryAwareTrait
      *
      * Additionnal arguments are passed *as is* to `BaseFactory::make`
      *
-     * @param string $name Factory or model name
-     * @param mixed  ...$arguments Additional arguments for `BaseFactory::make`
+     * @param string           $name          Factory or model name
+     * @param \Cake\Datasource\EntityInterface|callable|array|string|int|null $makeParameter Injected data
+     * @param int               $times         Number of entities created
      * @return \CakephpFixtureFactories\Factory\BaseFactory
      * @throws \CakephpFixtureFactories\Error\FactoryNotFoundException if the factory could not be found
      * @see \CakephpFixtureFactories\Factory\BaseFactory::make
      */
-    public function getFactory(string $name, mixed ...$arguments): BaseFactory
-    {
+    public function getFactory(
+        string $name,
+        array|callable|int|EntityInterface|string|null $makeParameter = [],
+        int $times = 1
+    ): BaseFactory {
         $factoryClassName = $this->getFactoryClassName($name);
 
         if (class_exists($factoryClassName)) {
-            return $factoryClassName::make(...$arguments);
+            return $factoryClassName::make($makeParameter, $times);
         }
 
         throw new FactoryNotFoundException("Unable to locate factory class $factoryClassName");
diff --git a/templates/bake/fixture_factory.twig b/templates/bake/fixture_factory.twig
index 797d60f..38e2b7f 100644
--- a/templates/bake/fixture_factory.twig
+++ b/templates/bake/fixture_factory.twig
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class {{ factory }} extends CakephpBaseFactory
 {% for association, associationData in toOne %}
 
     /**
-     * @param array|callable|null|int $parameter
+     * @param array|callable|null|int|\Cake\Datasource\EntityInterface|string $parameter
      * @return {{ factory }}
      */
     public function with{{ association }}($parameter = null): {{ factory }}
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class {{ factory }} extends CakephpBaseFactory
 {% for association, associationData in oneToMany %}
 
     /**
-     * @param array|callable|null|int $parameter
+     * @param array|callable|null|int|\Cake\Datasource\EntityInterface|string $parameter
      * @param int $n
      * @return {{ factory }}
      */
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class {{ factory }} extends CakephpBaseFactory
 {% for association, associationData in manyToMany %}
 
     /**
-     * @param array|callable|null|int $parameter
+     * @param array|callable|null|int|\Cake\Datasource\EntityInterface|string $parameter
      * @param int $n
      * @return {{ factory }}
      */
diff --git a/tests/TestApp/config/Migrations/20200208100000_initial_migration.php b/tests/TestApp/config/Migrations/20200208100000_initial_migration.php
index 5f76db4..68f2d09 100644
--- a/tests/TestApp/config/Migrations/20200208100000_initial_migration.php
+++ b/tests/TestApp/config/Migrations/20200208100000_initial_migration.php
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 
 class InitialMigration extends AbstractMigration
 {
-    public $autoId = false;
-
     public function up()
     {
         $this->table('authors')
diff --git a/tests/TestApp/config/Migrations/20211022100000_table_without_model_migration.php b/tests/TestApp/config/Migrations/20211022100000_table_without_model_migration.php
index 776ba0d..f3a822e 100644
--- a/tests/TestApp/config/Migrations/20211022100000_table_without_model_migration.php
+++ b/tests/TestApp/config/Migrations/20211022100000_table_without_model_migration.php
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 
 class TableWithoutModelMigration extends AbstractMigration
 {
-    public $autoId = false;
-
     public function up()
     {
         $this->table('table_without_model')
diff --git a/tests/TestApp/plugins/TestPlugin/config/Migrations/20200513155719_CreateCustomers.php b/tests/TestApp/plugins/TestPlugin/config/Migrations/20200513155719_CreateCustomers.php
index 83a8060..12c6031 100644
--- a/tests/TestApp/plugins/TestPlugin/config/Migrations/20200513155719_CreateCustomers.php
+++ b/tests/TestApp/plugins/TestPlugin/config/Migrations/20200513155719_CreateCustomers.php
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 
 class CreateCustomers extends AbstractMigration
 {
-    public $autoId = false;
-
     /**
      * Change Method.
      *
diff --git a/tests/TestApp/plugins/TestPlugin/config/Migrations/20200513155720_CreateBills.php b/tests/TestApp/plugins/TestPlugin/config/Migrations/20200513155720_CreateBills.php
index d5de30f..9523dba 100644
--- a/tests/TestApp/plugins/TestPlugin/config/Migrations/20200513155720_CreateBills.php
+++ b/tests/TestApp/plugins/TestPlugin/config/Migrations/20200513155720_CreateBills.php
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 
 class CreateBills extends AbstractMigration
 {
-    public $autoId = false;
-
     /**
      * Change Method.
      *
diff --git a/tests/TestCase/Factory/BaseFactoryMakeWithEntityTest.php b/tests/TestCase/Factory/BaseFactoryMakeWithEntityTest.php
index 2e1ff4a..ffc2ec2 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase/Factory/BaseFactoryMakeWithEntityTest.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase/Factory/BaseFactoryMakeWithEntityTest.php
@@ -134,4 +134,12 @@ public function testWithEntitiesAndTimes()
         $this->assertSame($n * $m, count($authors));
         $this->assertSame($n, AuthorFactory::count());
     }
+
+    public function testMakeEntityWithoutDefaultAssociations()
+    {
+        $article1 = ArticleFactory::make()->persist();
+        $this->assertSame(ArticleFactory::DEFAULT_NUMBER_OF_AUTHORS, count($article1->authors));
+        $article2 = ArticleFactory::make($article1)->persist();
+        $this->assertSame(ArticleFactory::DEFAULT_NUMBER_OF_AUTHORS, count($article1->authors));
+    }
 }