diff --git a/tests/lettuce/configurations/bindctl_commands.config.orig b/tests/lettuce/configurations/bindctl_commands.config.orig
index 148e7230a7..458b092526 100644
--- a/tests/lettuce/configurations/bindctl_commands.config.orig
+++ b/tests/lettuce/configurations/bindctl_commands.config.orig
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     },
     "Boss": {
         "components": {
-            "b10-auth": {"kind": "needed", "special": "auth" },
+            "b10-auth": {"kind": "dispensable", "special": "auth" },
             "b10-xfrin": { "address": "Xfrin", "kind": "dispensable" },
             "b10-xfrout": { "address": "Xfrout", "kind": "dispensable" },
             "b10-zonemgr": { "address": "Zonemgr", "kind": "dispensable" },
diff --git a/tests/lettuce/configurations/multi_instance/multi_auth.config.orig b/tests/lettuce/configurations/multi_instance/multi_auth.config.orig
index f181d42fc7..e3c1339a4a 100644
--- a/tests/lettuce/configurations/multi_instance/multi_auth.config.orig
+++ b/tests/lettuce/configurations/multi_instance/multi_auth.config.orig
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"version": 2, "Auth": {"listen_on": [{"port": 47806, "address": "0.0.0.0"}]}, "Boss": {"components": {"b10-auth-2": {"kind": "needed", "special": "auth"}, "b10-auth": {"kind": "needed", "special": "auth"}, "b10-cmdctl": {"kind": "needed", "special": "cmdctl"}}}}
+{"version": 2, "Auth": {"listen_on": [{"port": 47806, "address": "0.0.0.0"}]}, "Boss": {"components": {"b10-auth-2": {"kind": "dispensable", "special": "auth"}, "b10-auth": {"kind": "dispensable", "special": "auth"}, "b10-cmdctl": {"kind": "needed", "special": "cmdctl"}}}}