diff --git a/test/etc_network_interfaces/runtest.pl b/test/etc_network_interfaces/runtest.pl
index f92f5ae..10fafae 100755
--- a/test/etc_network_interfaces/runtest.pl
+++ b/test/etc_network_interfaces/runtest.pl
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ sub r($;$$) {
 sub w() {
     # write shouldn't be able to change a previously parsed config
     my $config_clone = dclone($config);
-    return PVE::INotify::__write_etc_network_interfaces($config_clone);
+    return PVE::INotify::__write_etc_network_interfaces($config_clone, 1);
 }
 
 ##
diff --git a/test/etc_network_interfaces/t.bridge_eth_remove_auto.pl b/test/etc_network_interfaces/t.bridge_eth_remove_auto.pl
deleted file mode 100644
index 98f5df8..0000000
--- a/test/etc_network_interfaces/t.bridge_eth_remove_auto.pl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-use strict;
-
-# access to the current config
-our $config;
-
-# replace proc_net_dev with one with a bunch of interfaces
-save('proc_net_dev', <<'/proc/net/dev');
-eth0:
-eth1:
-/proc/net/dev
-
-r('');
-update_iface('eth0', [], autostart => 1);
-update_iface('eth1', [], autostart => 1);
-r(w());
-die "autostart lost" if !$config->{ifaces}->{eth0}->{autostart};
-die "autostart lost" if !$config->{ifaces}->{eth1}->{autostart};
-new_iface("vmbr0", 'bridge', [{ family => 'inet' }], bridge_ports => 'eth0');
-new_iface("vmbr1", 'OVSBridge', [{ family => 'inet' }], ovs_ports => 'eth1');
-r(w());
-die "autostart wrongly removed for linux bridge port" if !$config->{ifaces}->{eth0}->{autostart};
-die "autostart not removed for ovs bridge port" if $config->{ifaces}->{eth1}->{autostart};
-
-1;
diff --git a/test/etc_network_interfaces/t.create_network.pl b/test/etc_network_interfaces/t.create_network.pl
index b8da513..6aad74c 100644
--- a/test/etc_network_interfaces/t.create_network.pl
+++ b/test/etc_network_interfaces/t.create_network.pl
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ auto eth1.100
 iface eth1.100 inet manual
 	mtu 1400
 
-allow-vmbr6 ovsintvlan
+auto ovsintvlan
 iface ovsintvlan inet manual
 	ovs_type OVSIntPort
 	ovs_bridge vmbr6
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ iface ovsintvlan inet manual
 
 $bond0_part
 
-allow-vmbr6 bond1
+auto bond1
 iface bond1 inet manual
 	ovs_bonds eth4 eth5
 	ovs_type OVSBond
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ iface vmbr5 inet manual
 	bridge-fd 0
 	mtu 1100
 
-allow-ovs vmbr6
+auto vmbr6
 iface vmbr6 inet manual
 	ovs_type OVSBridge
 	ovs_ports bond1 ovsintvlan
diff --git a/test/etc_network_interfaces/t.ovs_bridge_allow.pl b/test/etc_network_interfaces/t.ovs_bridge_allow.pl
index 9479ff5..742c9ef 100644
--- a/test/etc_network_interfaces/t.ovs_bridge_allow.pl
+++ b/test/etc_network_interfaces/t.ovs_bridge_allow.pl
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ iface eth2 inet manual
 
 iface eth3 inet manual
 
-allow-ovs vmbr0
+auto vmbr0
 iface vmbr0 inet static
 	address $ip
 	gateway $gw
@@ -52,19 +52,19 @@ expect load('loopback') . <<"/etc/network/interfaces";
 auto eth0
 iface eth0 inet manual
 
-allow-vmbr0 eth1
+auto eth1
 iface eth1 inet manual
 	ovs_type OVSPort
 	ovs_bridge vmbr0
 
-allow-vmbr0 eth2
+auto eth2
 iface eth2 inet manual
 	ovs_type OVSPort
 	ovs_bridge vmbr0
 
 iface eth3 inet manual
 
-allow-ovs vmbr0
+auto vmbr0
 iface vmbr0 inet static
 	address $ip
 	gateway $gw
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ expect load('loopback') . <<"/etc/network/interfaces";
 auto eth0
 iface eth0 inet manual
 
-allow-vmbr0 eth1
+auto eth1
 iface eth1 inet manual
 	ovs_type OVSPort
 	ovs_bridge vmbr0
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ iface eth3 inet manual
 
 iface eth2 inet manual
 
-allow-ovs vmbr0
+auto vmbr0
 iface vmbr0 inet static
 	address $ip
 	gateway $gw