diff --git a/services/core/tests/integration/environment_initialization_test.go b/services/core/tests/integration/environment_initialization_test.go
index 8c25f1bd6..ac439bc1f 100644
--- a/services/core/tests/integration/environment_initialization_test.go
+++ b/services/core/tests/integration/environment_initialization_test.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func TestUserManagedPreparationUsesAuthenticatedRuntimeWithoutAllocation(t *test
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
 			registry := runtimegateway.NewRegistry()
-			handler := runtimegateway.NewHandler(runtimegateway.HandlerConfig{Authenticator: runtimegateway.NewAuthenticator(sessionAdapter(s)), Registry: registry})
+			handler := runtimegateway.NewHandler(runtimegateway.HandlerConfig{Authenticator: runtimegateway.NewAuthenticator(sessionAdapter(s)), Registry: registry, Links: runtimegateway.NewLinkAuthority(sessionAdapter(s))})
 			server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(handler.WS))
 			defer server.Close()
 			link := sandboxlinktest.StartRelay(t, runtimegateway.NewLinkAuthority(sessionAdapter(s)))
diff --git a/services/core/tests/integration/runtime_compute_lifecycle_test.go b/services/core/tests/integration/runtime_compute_lifecycle_test.go
index 0f33e84a9..883939655 100644
--- a/services/core/tests/integration/runtime_compute_lifecycle_test.go
+++ b/services/core/tests/integration/runtime_compute_lifecycle_test.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func newFakeCheckpointProvider(t *testing.T, s *Store) *fakeCheckpointProvider {
 	t.Helper()
 	p := &fakeCheckpointProvider{t: t, lifecycleProvider: lifecycleProvider{resources: map[string]sandbox.Info{}}, computes: map[string]sandbox.ComputeState{}, snapshots: map[string]sandbox.SnapshotIdentity{}, bootstraps: map[string]sandbox.Bootstrap{}, serving: map[string]*linkServe{},
 		host: registerAgentHost(t, s), registry: runtimegateway.NewRegistry(), link: sandboxlinktest.StartRelay(t, runtimegateway.NewLinkAuthority(sessionAdapter(s)))}
-	handler := runtimegateway.NewHandler(runtimegateway.HandlerConfig{Authenticator: runtimegateway.NewAuthenticator(sessionAdapter(s)), Registry: p.registry})
+	handler := runtimegateway.NewHandler(runtimegateway.HandlerConfig{Authenticator: runtimegateway.NewAuthenticator(sessionAdapter(s)), Registry: p.registry, Links: runtimegateway.NewLinkAuthority(sessionAdapter(s))})
 	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(handler.WS))
 	p.endpoint = "ws" + strings.TrimPrefix(server.URL, "http")
 	t.Cleanup(func() {
diff --git a/services/core/tests/integration/runtime_lifecycle_test.go b/services/core/tests/integration/runtime_lifecycle_test.go
index 2e91174f4..2dadb352a 100644
--- a/services/core/tests/integration/runtime_lifecycle_test.go
+++ b/services/core/tests/integration/runtime_lifecycle_test.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func managedWorkerMode(t *testing.T, s *Store, key string, p sandbox.SandboxProv
 	if peer, ok := p.(interface {
 		setRuntimeGateway(*testing.T, *Store, string, *runtimegateway.Registry, *sandboxlinktest.Server)
 	}); ok {
-		handler := runtimegateway.NewHandler(runtimegateway.HandlerConfig{Authenticator: runtimegateway.NewAuthenticator(sessionAdapter(s)), Registry: dispatcher.Registry})
+		handler := runtimegateway.NewHandler(runtimegateway.HandlerConfig{Authenticator: runtimegateway.NewAuthenticator(sessionAdapter(s)), Registry: dispatcher.Registry, Links: runtimegateway.NewLinkAuthority(sessionAdapter(s))})
 		server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(handler.WS))
 		t.Cleanup(server.Close)
 		link := sandboxlinktest.StartRelay(t, runtimegateway.NewLinkAuthority(sessionAdapter(s)))