diff --git a/registry/handlers/api_test.go b/registry/handlers/api_test.go
index 3bc18c764..1c609c64a 100644
--- a/registry/handlers/api_test.go
+++ b/registry/handlers/api_test.go
@@ -220,6 +220,9 @@ func TestURLPrefix(t *testing.T) {
 	config := configuration.Configuration{
 		Storage: configuration.Storage{
 			"testdriver": configuration.Parameters{},
+			"maintenance": configuration.Parameters{"uploadpurging": map[interface{}]interface{}{
+				"enabled": false,
+			}},
 		},
 	}
 	config.HTTP.Prefix = "/test/"
@@ -297,6 +300,9 @@ func TestRelativeURL(t *testing.T) {
 	config := configuration.Configuration{
 		Storage: configuration.Storage{
 			"testdriver": configuration.Parameters{},
+			"maintenance": configuration.Parameters{"uploadpurging": map[interface{}]interface{}{
+				"enabled": false,
+			}},
 		},
 	}
 	config.HTTP.Headers = headerConfig
@@ -1886,6 +1892,9 @@ func newTestEnvMirror(t *testing.T, deleteEnabled bool) *testEnv {
 		Storage: configuration.Storage{
 			"testdriver": configuration.Parameters{},
 			"delete":     configuration.Parameters{"enabled": deleteEnabled},
+			"maintenance": configuration.Parameters{"uploadpurging": map[interface{}]interface{}{
+				"enabled": false,
+			}},
 		},
 		Proxy: configuration.Proxy{
 			RemoteURL: "http://example.com",
@@ -1901,6 +1910,9 @@ func newTestEnv(t *testing.T, deleteEnabled bool) *testEnv {
 		Storage: configuration.Storage{
 			"testdriver": configuration.Parameters{},
 			"delete":     configuration.Parameters{"enabled": deleteEnabled},
+			"maintenance": configuration.Parameters{"uploadpurging": map[interface{}]interface{}{
+				"enabled": false,
+			}},
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -2414,6 +2426,9 @@ func TestProxyManifestGetByTag(t *testing.T) {
 	truthConfig := configuration.Configuration{
 		Storage: configuration.Storage{
 			"testdriver": configuration.Parameters{},
+			"maintenance": configuration.Parameters{"uploadpurging": map[interface{}]interface{}{
+				"enabled": false,
+			}},
 		},
 	}
 	truthConfig.HTTP.Headers = headerConfig
diff --git a/registry/handlers/app_test.go b/registry/handlers/app_test.go
index 3a8e4e1e4..1aac9b4c2 100644
--- a/registry/handlers/app_test.go
+++ b/registry/handlers/app_test.go
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ func TestNewApp(t *testing.T) {
 	config := configuration.Configuration{
 		Storage: configuration.Storage{
 			"testdriver": nil,
+			"maintenance": configuration.Parameters{"uploadpurging": map[interface{}]interface{}{
+				"enabled": false,
+			}},
 		},
 		Auth: configuration.Auth{
 			// For now, we simply test that new auth results in a viable
diff --git a/registry/handlers/health_test.go b/registry/handlers/health_test.go
index 5fe65edef..0f38bd1cd 100644
--- a/registry/handlers/health_test.go
+++ b/registry/handlers/health_test.go
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ func TestFileHealthCheck(t *testing.T) {
 	config := &configuration.Configuration{
 		Storage: configuration.Storage{
 			"inmemory": configuration.Parameters{},
+			"maintenance": configuration.Parameters{"uploadpurging": map[interface{}]interface{}{
+				"enabled": false,
+			}},
 		},
 		Health: configuration.Health{
 			FileCheckers: []configuration.FileChecker{
@@ -86,6 +89,9 @@ func TestTCPHealthCheck(t *testing.T) {
 	config := &configuration.Configuration{
 		Storage: configuration.Storage{
 			"inmemory": configuration.Parameters{},
+			"maintenance": configuration.Parameters{"uploadpurging": map[interface{}]interface{}{
+				"enabled": false,
+			}},
 		},
 		Health: configuration.Health{
 			TCPCheckers: []configuration.TCPChecker{
@@ -145,6 +151,9 @@ func TestHTTPHealthCheck(t *testing.T) {
 	config := &configuration.Configuration{
 		Storage: configuration.Storage{
 			"inmemory": configuration.Parameters{},
+			"maintenance": configuration.Parameters{"uploadpurging": map[interface{}]interface{}{
+				"enabled": false,
+			}},
 		},
 		Health: configuration.Health{
 			HTTPCheckers: []configuration.HTTPChecker{