diff --git a/tests/controller/test_import_project.py b/tests/controller/test_import_project.py
index 7e03ea28..c5667ce4 100644
--- a/tests/controller/test_import_project.py
+++ b/tests/controller/test_import_project.py
@@ -176,6 +176,8 @@ def test_import_iou_linux_no_vm(linux_platform, async_run, tmpdir, controller):
     """
     project_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
 
+    controller._computes["local"] = AsyncioMagicMock()
+
     topology = {
         "project_id": str(uuid.uuid4()),
         "name": "test",
@@ -361,6 +363,8 @@ def test_import_node_id(linux_platform, async_run, tmpdir, controller):
     """
     project_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
 
+    controller._computes["local"] = AsyncioMagicMock()
+
     topology = {
         "project_id": str(uuid.uuid4()),
         "name": "test",
diff --git a/tests/controller/test_project.py b/tests/controller/test_project.py
index 1fd54d47..67a16971 100644
--- a/tests/controller/test_project.py
+++ b/tests/controller/test_project.py
@@ -425,8 +425,7 @@ def test_open_close(async_run, controller):
 
 
 def test_open_auto_start(async_run, controller):
-    project = Project(controller=controller, status="closed", name="Test")
-    project.auto_start = True
+    project = Project(controller=controller, status="closed", name="Test", auto_start=True)
     project.start_all = AsyncioMagicMock()
     async_run(project.open())
     assert project.start_all.called