diff --git a/provider/partition-azure/src/test/java/org/opengroup/osdu/partition/provider/azure/security/AADSecurityConfigTest.java b/provider/partition-azure/src/test/java/org/opengroup/osdu/partition/provider/azure/security/AADSecurityConfigTest.java
index 35a273958aa4336a6a7d5853fee3ae9ae3303efc..993c19a3c8362c998c46d9faf12386244188923b 100644
--- a/provider/partition-azure/src/test/java/org/opengroup/osdu/partition/provider/azure/security/AADSecurityConfigTest.java
+++ b/provider/partition-azure/src/test/java/org/opengroup/osdu/partition/provider/azure/security/AADSecurityConfigTest.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilder
 import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.status;
 
 @RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
-@SpringBootTest(properties = {"azure.istio.auth.enabled=true"}, classes = {HomeController.class,
+@SpringBootTest(properties = {"azure.istio.auth.enabled=false"}, classes = {HomeController.class,
         PartitionApi.class,
         AADSecurityConfig.class,
         AADAppRoleStatelessAuthenticationFilter.class})
diff --git a/provider/partition-azure/src/test/java/org/opengroup/osdu/partition/provider/azure/security/WhoamiControllerTest.java b/provider/partition-azure/src/test/java/org/opengroup/osdu/partition/provider/azure/security/WhoamiControllerTest.java
index e074adf93b45cfaa0c4c73d47f194a62ae4593a6..e3450cbd2871ee59ed70358d1ed2d8ea506a6275 100644
--- a/provider/partition-azure/src/test/java/org/opengroup/osdu/partition/provider/azure/security/WhoamiControllerTest.java
+++ b/provider/partition-azure/src/test/java/org/opengroup/osdu/partition/provider/azure/security/WhoamiControllerTest.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.
 
 @RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
 @PrepareForTest(SecurityContextHolder.class)
-@SpringBootTest(properties = {"azure.istio.auth.enabled=true"}, classes = {WhoamiController.class, AADSecurityConfig.class,
+@SpringBootTest(properties = {"azure.istio.auth.enabled=false"}, classes = {WhoamiController.class, AADSecurityConfig.class,
     AADAppRoleStatelessAuthenticationFilter.class})
 @WebAppConfiguration
 public class WhoamiControllerTest {