diff --git a/server/auth/types/authentication_type.ts b/server/auth/types/authentication_type.ts
index 14ca8ec27..e58b2a5ce 100755
--- a/server/auth/types/authentication_type.ts
+++ b/server/auth/types/authentication_type.ts
@@ -115,7 +115,10 @@ export abstract class AuthenticationType implements IAuthenticationType {
     let authInfo: any | undefined;
 
     // Adds a basic auth credentials headers to requests originated as anonymous user
-    if (this.config.auth.anonymous_auth_enabled) {
+    if (
+      this.config.auth.anonymous_auth_enabled &&
+      !request.headers.hasOwnProperty('authorization')
+    ) {
       const anonymousAuthHeaders = { authorization: ANONYMOUS_AUTH_HEADER };
       Object.assign(authHeaders, anonymousAuthHeaders);
     }
diff --git a/test/constant.ts b/test/constant.ts
index 713ea05de..7987d5adf 100644
--- a/test/constant.ts
+++ b/test/constant.ts
@@ -13,14 +13,9 @@
  *   permissions and limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { version, opensearchDashboards } from '../package.json';
-
 export const OPENSEARCH_DASHBOARDS_SERVER_USER: string = 'kibanaserver';
 export const OPENSEARCH_DASHBOARDS_SERVER_PASSWORD: string = 'kibanaserver';
 
-export const ELASTICSEARCH_VERSION: string = opensearchDashboards.version;
-export const SECURITY_ES_PLUGIN_VERSION: string = version;
-
 export const ADMIN_USER: string = 'admin';
 export const ADMIN_PASSWORD: string = 'admin';
 const ADMIN_USER_PASS: string = `${ADMIN_USER}:${ADMIN_PASSWORD}`;
diff --git a/test/jest_integration/basic_auth.test.ts b/test/jest_integration/basic_auth.test.ts
index b4bbd3e55..9e1e7ae04 100644
--- a/test/jest_integration/basic_auth.test.ts
+++ b/test/jest_integration/basic_auth.test.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import {
 } from '../constant';
 import { getAuthCookie, extractAuthCookie } from '../helper/cookie';
 import wreck from '@hapi/wreck';
+import { ANONYMOUS_AUTH_HEADER } from '../../common';
 
 describe('start OpenSearch Dashboards server', () => {
   let root: Root;
@@ -226,16 +227,11 @@ describe('start OpenSearch Dashboards server', () => {
       .unset(AUTHORIZATION_HEADER_NAME);
 
     expect(response.status).toEqual(302);
-    expect(response.header.location).toEqual('/auth/anonymous?nextUrl=%2Fapp%2Fhome');
+    expect(response.header.location).toEqual('/app/login?nextUrl=%2Fapp%2Fhome');
 
     const response2 = await osdTestServer.request.get(root, response.header.location);
 
-    expect(response2.status).toEqual(302);
-    expect(response2.header.location).toEqual('/app/login?nextUrl=%2Fapp%2Fhome');
-
-    const response3 = await osdTestServer.request.get(root, response2.header.location);
-
-    expect(response3.status).toEqual(200);
+    expect(response2.status).toEqual(200);
   });
 
   it('redirect for home follows login for anonymous auth disabled', async () => {
@@ -264,14 +260,10 @@ describe('start OpenSearch Dashboards server', () => {
       .unset(AUTHORIZATION_HEADER_NAME);
 
     expect(response.status).toEqual(302);
+    expect(response.header.location).toEqual(expectedPath);
 
     const response2 = await osdTestServer.request.get(root, response.header.location);
 
-    expect(response2.status).toEqual(302);
-    expect(response2.header.location).toEqual(expectedPath);
-
-    const response3 = await osdTestServer.request.get(root, response2.header.location);
-
-    expect(response3.status).toEqual(200);
+    expect(response2.status).toEqual(200);
   });
 });