diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc1-flink-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc1-flink-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
index 419c9cfb741578cccd91845c8164d4e5554d2ab6..7d4ea14c6d3946676431f5fe85252eabf6e882c0 100755
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc1-flink-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc1-flink-docker-compose/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-kstreams-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc1-kstreams-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
index cebf3676e92f8ececa5b6707df156f9f22f3be38..88ffadfcf3ce7e372fad1e3cbf28cc3aa847756d 100755
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc1-kstreams-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc1-kstreams-docker-compose/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-flink-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc2-flink-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
index c4265702b6f2b833e7b3792a787e3d8a67486ac7..36f8b59cfddb4cf159d86db8952c0e8ded46b7d6 100755
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc2-flink-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc2-flink-docker-compose/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-kstreams-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc2-kstreams-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
index b520611e4855f6e942fab62b02d27d5f360860d1..89f2633b390b08a3a18128e98f261cc264e2b41d 100755
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc2-kstreams-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc2-kstreams-docker-compose/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-flink-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc3-flink-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
index 2c69a659c6ed1e83c149e699484ec148196806c5..d71ebcd45608ad6873253accdf2e331e58fa4689 100755
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc3-flink-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc3-flink-docker-compose/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-kstreams-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc3-kstreams-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
index 5ed8e7a673afd825b2e1426fa018db3e00848296..65b0a3467e123a84d0e719d8702749ed33773aea 100755
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc3-kstreams-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc3-kstreams-docker-compose/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-flink-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc4-flink-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
index b6bb905e2a950e23970392f256f16935a7777fed..cee004e4fbd32371b6a21225abe816a3498050b1 100755
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc4-flink-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc4-flink-docker-compose/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-kstreams-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc4-kstreams-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
index 68264b244c16f1a1be7b370bb4e78052d3a8518f..5fca44708006d1fae3ae2f9f46b5c42f6431fc3a 100755
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc4-kstreams-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc4-kstreams-docker-compose/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