diff --git a/tests/compute/docker/test_docker_vm.py b/tests/compute/docker/test_docker_vm.py
index 17603eda..cb52b64d 100644
--- a/tests/compute/docker/test_docker_vm.py
+++ b/tests/compute/docker/test_docker_vm.py
@@ -45,9 +45,8 @@ async def manager(port_manager):
 @pytest_asyncio.fixture(scope="function")
 async def vm(compute_project, manager):
 
-    vm = DockerVM("test", str(uuid.uuid4()), compute_project, manager, "ubuntu:latest")
+    vm = DockerVM("test", str(uuid.uuid4()), compute_project, manager, "ubuntu:latest", aux_type="none")
     vm._cid = "e90e34656842"
-    vm.allocate_aux = False
     vm.mac_address = '02:42:3d:b7:93:00'
     return vm
 
@@ -64,6 +63,7 @@ def test_json(vm, compute_project):
         'mac_address': '02:42:3d:b7:93:00',
         'console': vm.console,
         'console_type': 'telnet',
+        'aux_type': 'none',
         'console_resolution': '1024x768',
         'console_http_port': 80,
         'console_http_path': '/',
@@ -1077,7 +1077,7 @@ async def test_start(vm, manager, free_console_port, tmpdir):
     assert vm.status != "started"
     vm.adapters = 1
 
-    vm.allocate_aux = True
+    vm.aux_type = "telnet"
     vm._start_aux = AsyncioMagicMock()
 
     vm._get_container_state = AsyncioMagicMock(return_value="stopped")
@@ -1699,6 +1699,7 @@ async def test_start_vnc_missing(vm):
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_start_aux(vm):
 
+    vm.aux_type = "telnet"
     with asyncio_patch("asyncio.subprocess.create_subprocess_exec", return_value=MagicMock()) as mock_exec:
         await vm._start_aux()
         mock_exec.assert_called_with(
diff --git a/tests/compute/test_base_node.py b/tests/compute/test_base_node.py
index 04fcb98a..58c06ff5 100644
--- a/tests/compute/test_base_node.py
+++ b/tests/compute/test_base_node.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def test_aux(compute_project, manager, port_manager):
     aux = port_manager.get_free_tcp_port(compute_project)
     port_manager.release_tcp_port(aux, compute_project)
 
-    node = DockerVM("test", "00010203-0405-0607-0809-0a0b0c0d0e0f", compute_project, manager, "ubuntu", aux=aux)
+    node = DockerVM("test", "00010203-0405-0607-0809-0a0b0c0d0e0f", compute_project, manager, "ubuntu", aux=aux, aux_type="telnet")
     assert node.aux == aux
     node.aux = None
     assert node.aux is None
@@ -116,12 +116,13 @@ def test_allocate_aux(compute_project, manager):
     assert node.aux is None
 
     # Docker has an aux port by default
-    node = DockerVM("test", "00010203-0405-0607-0809-0a0b0c0d0e0f", compute_project, manager, "ubuntu")
+    node = DockerVM("test", "00010203-0405-0607-0809-0a0b0c0d0e0f", compute_project, manager, "ubuntu", aux_type="telnet")
     assert node.aux is not None
 
 
-def test_change_aux_port(node, port_manager):
+def test_change_aux_port(compute_project, manager, port_manager):
 
+    node = DockerVM("test", "00010203-0405-0607-0809-0a0b0c0d0e0f", compute_project, manager, "ubuntu", aux_type="telnet")
     port1 = port_manager.get_free_tcp_port(node.project)
     port2 = port_manager.get_free_tcp_port(node.project)
     port_manager.release_tcp_port(port1, node.project)
diff --git a/tests/controller/test_node.py b/tests/controller/test_node.py
index 454ada35..2192444b 100644
--- a/tests/controller/test_node.py
+++ b/tests/controller/test_node.py
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ def test_json(node, compute):
         "console": node.console,
         "console_type": node.console_type,
         "console_host": str(compute.console_host),
+        "aux": node.aux,
+        "aux_type": node.aux_type,
         "command_line": None,
         "node_directory": None,
         "properties": node.properties,
@@ -159,6 +161,8 @@ def test_json(node, compute):
         "name": "demo",
         "console": node.console,
         "console_type": node.console_type,
+        "aux": node.aux,
+        "aux_type": node.aux_type,
         "properties": node.properties,
         "x": node.x,
         "y": node.y,