diff --git a/private/testplanet/reconfigure.go b/private/testplanet/reconfigure.go
index e6dff3a62..3c6e506f6 100644
--- a/private/testplanet/reconfigure.go
+++ b/private/testplanet/reconfigure.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ type Reconfigure struct {
 	SatelliteDB         func(log *zap.Logger, index int, db satellite.DB) (satellite.DB, error)
 	SatelliteMetabaseDB func(log *zap.Logger, index int, db *metabase.DB) (*metabase.DB, error)
 	Satellite           func(log *zap.Logger, index int, config *satellite.Config)
+	Uplink              func(log *zap.Logger, index int, config *UplinkConfig)
 
 	StorageNodeDB func(index int, db storagenode.DB, log *zap.Logger) (storagenode.DB, error)
 	StorageNode   func(index int, config *storagenode.Config)
diff --git a/private/testplanet/run.go b/private/testplanet/run.go
index 0a4457c6c..312e5b523 100644
--- a/private/testplanet/run.go
+++ b/private/testplanet/run.go
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 
 	"storj.io/common/context2"
-	"storj.io/common/grant"
-	"storj.io/common/storj"
 	"storj.io/common/testcontext"
 	"storj.io/private/dbutil"
 	"storj.io/private/dbutil/pgtest"
@@ -21,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 	"storj.io/private/tagsql"
 	"storj.io/storj/private/testmonkit"
 	"storj.io/storj/satellite/satellitedb/satellitedbtest"
-	"storj.io/uplink"
 )
 
 // Run runs testplanet in multiple configurations.
@@ -70,7 +67,6 @@ func Run(t *testing.T, config Config, test func(t *testing.T, ctx *testcontext.C
 				defer ctx.Check(planet.Shutdown)
 
 				planet.Start(ctx)
-				provisionUplinks(ctx, t, planet)
 
 				var rawDB tagsql.DB
 				var queriesBefore []string
@@ -144,40 +140,9 @@ func Bench(b *testing.B, config Config, bench func(b *testing.B, ctx *testcontex
 				defer ctx.Check(planet.Shutdown)
 
 				planet.Start(ctx)
-				provisionUplinks(ctx, b, planet)
 
 				bench(b, ctx, planet)
 			})
 		})
 	}
 }
-
-func provisionUplinks(ctx context.Context, t testing.TB, planet *Planet) {
-	for _, planetUplink := range planet.Uplinks {
-		for _, satellite := range planet.Satellites {
-			apiKey := planetUplink.APIKey[satellite.ID()]
-
-			// create access grant manually to avoid dialing satellite for
-			// project id and deriving key with argon2.IDKey method
-			encAccess := grant.NewEncryptionAccessWithDefaultKey(&storj.Key{})
-			encAccess.SetDefaultPathCipher(storj.EncAESGCM)
-
-			grantAccess := grant.Access{
-				SatelliteAddress: satellite.URL(),
-				APIKey:           apiKey,
-				EncAccess:        encAccess,
-			}
-
-			serializedAccess, err := grantAccess.Serialize()
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Fatalf("%+v", err)
-			}
-			access, err := uplink.ParseAccess(serializedAccess)
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Fatalf("%+v", err)
-			}
-
-			planetUplink.Access[satellite.ID()] = access
-		}
-	}
-}
diff --git a/private/testplanet/uplink.go b/private/testplanet/uplink.go
index f9e0f0bf7..e0c508814 100644
--- a/private/testplanet/uplink.go
+++ b/private/testplanet/uplink.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/zeebo/errs"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 
+	"storj.io/common/grant"
 	"storj.io/common/identity"
 	"storj.io/common/macaroon"
 	"storj.io/common/peertls/tlsopts"
@@ -28,6 +29,11 @@ import (
 	"storj.io/uplink/private/testuplink"
 )
 
+// UplinkConfig testplanet configuration for uplink.
+type UplinkConfig struct {
+	DefaultPathCipher storj.CipherSuite
+}
+
 // Uplink is a registered user on all satellites,
 // which contains the necessary accesses and project info.
 type Uplink struct {
@@ -82,10 +88,13 @@ func (planet *Planet) newUplinks(ctx context.Context, prefix string, count int)
 	var xs []*Uplink
 	for i := 0; i < count; i++ {
 		name := prefix + strconv.Itoa(i)
+
+		log := planet.log.Named(name)
+
 		var uplink *Uplink
 		var err error
 		pprof.Do(ctx, pprof.Labels("peer", name), func(ctx context.Context) {
-			uplink, err = planet.newUplink(ctx, name)
+			uplink, err = planet.newUplink(ctx, i, log, name)
 		})
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, errs.Wrap(err)
@@ -97,7 +106,7 @@ func (planet *Planet) newUplinks(ctx context.Context, prefix string, count int)
 }
 
 // newUplink creates a new uplink.
-func (planet *Planet) newUplink(ctx context.Context, name string) (_ *Uplink, err error) {
+func (planet *Planet) newUplink(ctx context.Context, index int, log *zap.Logger, name string) (_ *Uplink, err error) {
 	defer mon.Task()(&ctx)(&err)
 
 	identity, err := planet.NewIdentity()
@@ -171,6 +180,38 @@ func (planet *Planet) newUplink(ctx context.Context, name string) (_ *Uplink, er
 
 			RawAPIKey: apiKey,
 		})
+
+		var config UplinkConfig
+		if planet.config.Reconfigure.Uplink != nil {
+			planet.config.Reconfigure.Uplink(log, index, &config)
+		}
+
+		// create access grant manually to avoid dialing satellite for
+		// project id and deriving key with argon2.IDKey method
+		encAccess := grant.NewEncryptionAccessWithDefaultKey(&storj.Key{})
+		if config.DefaultPathCipher == storj.EncUnspecified {
+			encAccess.SetDefaultPathCipher(storj.EncAESGCM)
+		} else {
+			encAccess.SetDefaultPathCipher(config.DefaultPathCipher)
+		}
+
+		grantAccess := grant.Access{
+			SatelliteAddress: satellite.URL(),
+			APIKey:           apiKey,
+			EncAccess:        encAccess,
+		}
+
+		serializedAccess, err := grantAccess.Serialize()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errs.Wrap(err)
+		}
+
+		access, err := uplink.ParseAccess(serializedAccess)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errs.Wrap(err)
+		}
+
+		planetUplink.Access[satellite.ID()] = access
 	}
 
 	planet.Uplinks = append(planet.Uplinks, planetUplink)
diff --git a/private/testplanet/uplink_test.go b/private/testplanet/uplink_test.go
index a83b8d8d2..dcb051c0b 100644
--- a/private/testplanet/uplink_test.go
+++ b/private/testplanet/uplink_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"github.com/zeebo/errs"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 
 	"storj.io/common/memory"
@@ -271,3 +272,23 @@ func TestUplinkOpenProject(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	})
 }
+
+func TestUplinkDifferentPathCipher(t *testing.T) {
+	testplanet.Run(t, testplanet.Config{
+		SatelliteCount: 1, UplinkCount: 1,
+		Reconfigure: testplanet.Reconfigure{
+			Uplink: func(log *zap.Logger, index int, config *testplanet.UplinkConfig) {
+				config.DefaultPathCipher = storj.EncNull
+			},
+		},
+	}, func(t *testing.T, ctx *testcontext.Context, planet *testplanet.Planet) {
+		err := planet.Uplinks[0].Upload(ctx, planet.Satellites[0], "testbucket", "object-name", []byte("data"))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		objects, err := planet.Satellites[0].Metabase.DB.TestingAllObjects(ctx)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Len(t, objects, 1)
+
+		require.EqualValues(t, "object-name", objects[0].ObjectKey)
+	})
+}