diff --git a/odev/_version.py b/odev/_version.py
index 5626e70..73bc621 100644
--- a/odev/_version.py
+++ b/odev/_version.py
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@
 # or merged change.
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-__version__ = "4.27.0"
+__version__ = "4.27.1"
diff --git a/odev/common/connectors/rest.py b/odev/common/connectors/rest.py
index db22fb0..28e8ce8 100644
--- a/odev/common/connectors/rest.py
+++ b/odev/common/connectors/rest.py
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ def _request(
     @abstractmethod
     def request(
         self,
-        method: Literal["GET"] | Literal["POST"],
+        method: Literal["GET", "POST", "HEAD"],
         path: str,
         authenticate: bool = True,
         params: dict | None = None,
@@ -348,6 +348,18 @@ def post(self, path: str, params: dict | None = None, authenticate: bool = True,
         """
         return self.request("POST", path, params=params, authenticate=authenticate, **kwargs)
 
+    def head(self, path: str, params: dict | None = None, authenticate: bool = True, **kwargs) -> Response:
+        """Perform a HEAD request to the endpoint.
+        Authentication is handled automatically using the Odoo credentials stored in the secrets vault.
+
+        :param path: The path to the resource.
+        :param params: The parameters to pass to the request.
+        :param kwargs: Additional keyword arguments to pass to the request.
+        :return: The response from the endpoint.
+        :rtype: requests.Response
+        """
+        return self.request("HEAD", path, params=params, authenticate=authenticate, **kwargs)
+
     def download(self, path: str, file_path: Path, progress_message: str = "Downloading", **kwargs) -> Path:
         """Download a file from the endpoint.
 
diff --git a/odev/common/databases/local.py b/odev/common/databases/local.py
index b574839..6e83a50 100644
--- a/odev/common/databases/local.py
+++ b/odev/common/databases/local.py
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ def venv(self) -> PythonEnv:
         if self._venv is None:
             info = self.store.databases.get(self)
 
-            if info is None:
+            if info is None or not info.virtualenv:
                 if self.version is None:
                     return PythonEnv()