diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc1-beam-flink/docker-compose.yml b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc1-beam-flink/docker-compose.yml
index 2cd36a39b8016bc50b0e0fb61e0f40345d888d8b..a2d1c7b72a0333ab7fc47ae9dda98472929c63fb 100644
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc1-beam-flink/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc1-beam-flink/docker-compose.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ services:
       KAFKA_LISTENER_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_MAP: PLAINTEXT:PLAINTEXT,CONNECTIONS_FROM_HOST:PLAINTEXT
       KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECT: zookeeper:2181
       KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_MS: 30000
+      KAFKA_AUTO_CREATE_TOPICS_ENABLE: "false"
       KAFKA_CREATE_TOPICS: "input:3:1,output:3:1,configuration:3:1,aggregation-feedback:3:1"
   schema-registry:
     image: confluentinc/cp-schema-registry:5.3.1
diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc1-beam-samza/docker-compose.yml b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc1-beam-samza/docker-compose.yml
index f1bd85972b2fcef692bc0d9e737b5dff9d92a14c..7f6e8ac92daf20ba69cb5b9f302c623dfb1cbfa3 100644
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc1-beam-samza/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc1-beam-samza/docker-compose.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ services:
       KAFKA_LISTENER_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_MAP: PLAINTEXT:PLAINTEXT,CONNECTIONS_FROM_HOST:PLAINTEXT
       KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECT: zookeeper:2181
       KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_MS: 30000
+      KAFKA_AUTO_CREATE_TOPICS_ENABLE: "false"
       KAFKA_CREATE_TOPICS: "input:3:1,output:3:1,configuration:3:1,aggregation-feedback:3:1"
   schema-registry:
     image: confluentinc/cp-schema-registry:5.3.1
diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc2-beam-flink/docker-compose.yml b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc2-beam-flink/docker-compose.yml
index d60624365221f3e81cbad889f7f32836ddf349de..1f18711640ff17ad222b098663d1c22927150b1f 100644
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc2-beam-flink/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc2-beam-flink/docker-compose.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ services:
       KAFKA_LISTENER_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_MAP: PLAINTEXT:PLAINTEXT,CONNECTIONS_FROM_HOST:PLAINTEXT
       KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECT: zookeeper:2181
       KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_MS: 30000
+      KAFKA_AUTO_CREATE_TOPICS_ENABLE: "false"
       KAFKA_CREATE_TOPICS: "input:3:1,output:3:1,configuration:3:1,aggregation-feedback:3:1"
   schema-registry:
     image: confluentinc/cp-schema-registry:5.3.1
diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc2-beam-samza/docker-compose.yml b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc2-beam-samza/docker-compose.yml
index 0443ac77dcb8533cec028aae231f73c6d8afd978..cdaa6d533f249607cdbbdc24ff5b9d1e5634db84 100644
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc2-beam-samza/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc2-beam-samza/docker-compose.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ services:
       KAFKA_LISTENER_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_MAP: PLAINTEXT:PLAINTEXT,CONNECTIONS_FROM_HOST:PLAINTEXT
       KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECT: zookeeper:2181
       KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_MS: 30000
+      KAFKA_AUTO_CREATE_TOPICS_ENABLE: "false"
       KAFKA_CREATE_TOPICS: "input:3:1,output:3:1,configuration:3:1,aggregation-feedback:3:1"
   schema-registry:
     image: confluentinc/cp-schema-registry:5.3.1
diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc3-beam-flink/docker-compose.yml b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc3-beam-flink/docker-compose.yml
index 6d674755962ef30b873884aeec3327786a1b908d..0531405852ab93cc5c53fb22e78f83ce2bb2fed4 100644
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc3-beam-flink/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc3-beam-flink/docker-compose.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ services:
       KAFKA_LISTENER_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_MAP: PLAINTEXT:PLAINTEXT,CONNECTIONS_FROM_HOST:PLAINTEXT
       KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECT: zookeeper:2181
       KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_MS: 30000
+      KAFKA_AUTO_CREATE_TOPICS_ENABLE: "false"
       KAFKA_CREATE_TOPICS: "input:3:1,output:3:1,configuration:3:1,aggregation-feedback:3:1"
   schema-registry:
     image: confluentinc/cp-schema-registry:5.3.1
diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc3-beam-samza/docker-compose.yml b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc3-beam-samza/docker-compose.yml
index b1808105fa9ee864a60f97a24eb7a56eb6ccec2d..7ecd44f2ff12ba6a3629815e7abad0eba523fa1e 100644
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc3-beam-samza/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc3-beam-samza/docker-compose.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ services:
       KAFKA_LISTENER_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_MAP: PLAINTEXT:PLAINTEXT,CONNECTIONS_FROM_HOST:PLAINTEXT
       KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECT: zookeeper:2181
       KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_MS: 30000
+      KAFKA_AUTO_CREATE_TOPICS_ENABLE: "false"
       KAFKA_CREATE_TOPICS: "input:3:1,output:3:1,configuration:3:1,aggregation-feedback:3:1"
   schema-registry:
     image: confluentinc/cp-schema-registry:5.3.1
diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc4-beam-flink/docker-compose.yml b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc4-beam-flink/docker-compose.yml
index 3670561abecc27116d2bab8c9e363499421dc1ef..cc44f588fb1f9b4f41bc944bcfcc41431f8dd097 100644
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc4-beam-flink/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc4-beam-flink/docker-compose.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ services:
       KAFKA_LISTENER_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_MAP: PLAINTEXT:PLAINTEXT,CONNECTIONS_FROM_HOST:PLAINTEXT
       KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECT: zookeeper:2181
       KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_MS: 30000
+      KAFKA_AUTO_CREATE_TOPICS_ENABLE: "false"
       KAFKA_CREATE_TOPICS: "input:3:1,output:3:1,configuration:3:1,aggregation-feedback:3:1"
   schema-registry:
     image: confluentinc/cp-schema-registry:5.3.1
diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc4-beam-samza/docker-compose.yml b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc4-beam-samza/docker-compose.yml
index 257e5d4979390f7a992fd879caad4d68ecf25593..e30f2e78c117e6a325a1808becaae47805a93319 100644
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc4-beam-samza/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc4-beam-samza/docker-compose.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ services:
       KAFKA_LISTENER_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_MAP: PLAINTEXT:PLAINTEXT,CONNECTIONS_FROM_HOST:PLAINTEXT
       KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECT: zookeeper:2181
       KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_MS: 30000
+      KAFKA_AUTO_CREATE_TOPICS_ENABLE: "false"
       KAFKA_CREATE_TOPICS: "input:3:1,output:3:1,configuration:3:1,aggregation-feedback:3:1"
   schema-registry:
     image: confluentinc/cp-schema-registry:5.3.1