diff --git a/accounts/pkg/proto/v0/accounts.pb.micro_test.go b/accounts/pkg/proto/v0/accounts.pb.micro_test.go
index 22328f2ce7..0f5cf724ed 100644
--- a/accounts/pkg/proto/v0/accounts.pb.micro_test.go
+++ b/accounts/pkg/proto/v0/accounts.pb.micro_test.go
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ func init() {
 
 	cfg := config.New()
 	cfg.Repo.Disk.Path = dataPath
+	cfg.Server.DemoUsersAndGroups = true
 	var hdlr *svc.Service
 	var err error
 
diff --git a/ocs/pkg/server/http/svc_test.go b/ocs/pkg/server/http/svc_test.go
index 965edd3973..7c46558f0b 100644
--- a/ocs/pkg/server/http/svc_test.go
+++ b/ocs/pkg/server/http/svc_test.go
@@ -538,7 +538,9 @@ func init() {
 	)
 
 	c := &accountsCfg.Config{
-		Server: accountsCfg.Server{},
+		Server: accountsCfg.Server{
+			DemoUsersAndGroups: true,
+		},
 		Repo: accountsCfg.Repo{
 			Disk: accountsCfg.Disk{
 				Path: dataPath,