diff --git a/tests/test_dependency_mgmt.py b/tests/test_dependency_mgmt.py
index 5d71f9907..5639e7bae 100644
--- a/tests/test_dependency_mgmt.py
+++ b/tests/test_dependency_mgmt.py
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ def test_register_components_and_aliases(
         cn: DependencySpec(f"https://fake.repo.url/{cn}.git", "master", "")
         for cn in component_dirs
     }
+    patch_read.return_value["fooer"] = patch_read.return_value["foo"]
 
     dependency_mgmt.register_components(config)
 
@@ -320,6 +321,7 @@ def test_register_dangling_aliases(
         cn: DependencySpec(f"https://fake.repo.url/{cn}.git", "master", "")
         for cn in component_dirs
     }
+    patch_read.return_value["bazzer"] = patch_read.return_value["baz"]
 
     dependency_mgmt.register_components(config)
 
@@ -473,10 +475,10 @@ def test_validate_component_library_name(tmp_path: Path, libname: str, expected:
 )
 def test_verify_component_version_overrides(cluster_params: dict, expected: str):
     if expected == "":
-        dependency_mgmt.verify_version_overrides(cluster_params)
+        dependency_mgmt.verify_version_overrides(cluster_params, {})
     else:
         with pytest.raises(click.ClickException) as e:
-            dependency_mgmt.verify_version_overrides(cluster_params)
+            dependency_mgmt.verify_version_overrides(cluster_params, {})
 
         assert expected in str(e)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_dependency_mgmt_version_parsing.py b/tests/test_dependency_mgmt_version_parsing.py
index b31df7927..f10d7d3dc 100644
--- a/tests/test_dependency_mgmt_version_parsing.py
+++ b/tests/test_dependency_mgmt_version_parsing.py
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@
 @patch.object(version_parsing, "kapitan_inventory")
 def test_read_components(patch_inventory, config: Config):
     components = _setup_mock_inventory(patch_inventory)
-    cspecs = version_parsing._read_components(config, ["test-component"])
+    cspecs = version_parsing._read_components(
+        config, {"test-component": "test-component"}
+    )
 
     # check that exactly 'test-component' is discovered
     assert {"test-component"} == set(cspecs.keys())
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ def test_read_components(patch_inventory, config: Config):
 @patch.object(version_parsing, "kapitan_inventory")
 def test_read_components_multiple(patch_inventory, config: Config):
     components = _setup_mock_inventory(patch_inventory)
-    cspecs = version_parsing._read_components(config, components.keys())
+    cspecs = version_parsing._read_components(config, {k: k for k in components.keys()})
     # check that exactly 'test-component' is discovered
     assert set(components.keys()) == set(cspecs.keys())
     assert all(components[cn]["url"] == cspecs[cn].url for cn in components.keys())
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ def test_read_components_exc(
     }
 
     with pytest.raises(click.ClickException) as exc_info:
-        _ = version_parsing._read_components(config, ckeys)
+        _ = version_parsing._read_components(config, {k: k for k in ckeys})
 
     assert exc_info.value.args[0] == exctext