diff --git a/delta/plugins/composite-views/src/main/resources/composite-views.conf b/delta/plugins/composite-views/src/main/resources/composite-views.conf
index efd83f4928..f4971bd402 100644
--- a/delta/plugins/composite-views/src/main/resources/composite-views.conf
+++ b/delta/plugins/composite-views/src/main/resources/composite-views.conf
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ plugins.composite-views {
     # the maximum batching duration. In this window, duplicated persistence ids are discarded
     max-time-window = 500 millis
   }
+  # the credentials for comminication with the remote source
+  remote-source-credentials {
+    type: "anonymous"
+  }
   # the minimum allowed value for periodic rebuild strategy
   min-interval-rebuild = 30 minutes
   # the interval at which a view will look for requested restarts
diff --git a/delta/plugins/composite-views/src/test/scala/ch/epfl/bluebrain/nexus/delta/plugins/compositeviews/client/DeltaClientSpec.scala b/delta/plugins/composite-views/src/test/scala/ch/epfl/bluebrain/nexus/delta/plugins/compositeviews/client/DeltaClientSpec.scala
index 0155a441be..2403661675 100644
--- a/delta/plugins/composite-views/src/test/scala/ch/epfl/bluebrain/nexus/delta/plugins/compositeviews/client/DeltaClientSpec.scala
+++ b/delta/plugins/composite-views/src/test/scala/ch/epfl/bluebrain/nexus/delta/plugins/compositeviews/client/DeltaClientSpec.scala
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class DeltaClientSpec
 
   implicit private val httpCfg: HttpClientConfig = httpClientConfig
   private val deltaClient                        =
-    DeltaClient(HttpClient(), AuthTokenProvider.anonymousForTest, Credentials.Anonymous, 1.second)
+    DeltaClient(HttpClient(), AuthTokenProvider.fixedForTest(token), Credentials.Anonymous, 1.second)
 
   private val source = RemoteProjectSource(
     iri"http://example.com/remote-project-source",
diff --git a/delta/sdk/src/main/scala/ch/epfl/bluebrain/nexus/delta/sdk/auth/AuthTokenProvider.scala b/delta/sdk/src/main/scala/ch/epfl/bluebrain/nexus/delta/sdk/auth/AuthTokenProvider.scala
index 5d2dbd5e67..a506856e96 100644
--- a/delta/sdk/src/main/scala/ch/epfl/bluebrain/nexus/delta/sdk/auth/AuthTokenProvider.scala
+++ b/delta/sdk/src/main/scala/ch/epfl/bluebrain/nexus/delta/sdk/auth/AuthTokenProvider.scala
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ object AuthTokenProvider {
     KeyValueStore[ClientCredentials, ParsedToken]().map(cache => new CachingOpenIdAuthTokenProvider(authService, cache))
   }
   def anonymousForTest: AuthTokenProvider = new AnonymousAuthTokenProvider
+  def fixedForTest(token: String): AuthTokenProvider = new AuthTokenProvider {
+    override def apply(credentials: Credentials): UIO[Option[AuthToken]] = UIO.pure(Some(AuthToken(token)))
+  }
 }
 
 private class AnonymousAuthTokenProvider extends AuthTokenProvider {