diff --git a/gbproxy/GBProxy_Tests.ttcn b/gbproxy/GBProxy_Tests.ttcn
index e5bec7d..7a6572a 100644
--- a/gbproxy/GBProxy_Tests.ttcn
+++ b/gbproxy/GBProxy_Tests.ttcn
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@
 		pars.p_tmsi := omit;
 	}
 
-	vc_conn := BSSGP_ConnHdlr.create(id);
+	vc_conn := BSSGP_ConnHdlr.create(id) alive;
 
 	log("Starting ", id, " for SGSN[", sgsn_idx, "], NRI=", nri, ", P-TMSI=", pars.p_tmsi,
 	    ", TLLI=", pars.tlli, ", IMSI=", pars.imsi, " on component=", vc_conn);
diff --git a/library/NS_Emulation.ttcnpp b/library/NS_Emulation.ttcnpp
index b5fc807..d1700f8 100644
--- a/library/NS_Emulation.ttcnpp
+++ b/library/NS_Emulation.ttcnpp
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@
 			/* Create ipep and add it to the list */
 			log("Creating NSIP provider for ",  ipep.local_ip, ":",
 			    ipep.local_udp_port);
-			ipep.provider_ct := NS_Provider_IPL4_CT.create(nsvc_id & "-provIP");
+			ipep.provider_ct := NS_Provider_IPL4_CT.create(nsvc_id & "-provIP") alive;
 			connect(self:NSPIP_PROC, ipep.provider_ct:PROC);
 			ipep.provider_ct.start(NS_Provider_IPL4.main(nsvc_cfg, g_config, nsvc_id));
 			g_ip_endpoints := g_ip_endpoints & { ipep };
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@
 		/* Start the actual NSVC component */
 
 		te.cfg := nsvc_cfg;
-		te.vc_conn := NSVC_CT.create(nsvc_id);
+		te.vc_conn := NSVC_CT.create(nsvc_id) alive;
 		te.state := NSVC_S_DEAD_BLOCKED;
 
 		connect(self:NSVC, te.vc_conn:NS_SP);
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@
 			vc_NSP_IP := nsp_ip
 #ifdef NS_EMULATION_FR
 		} else if (ischosen(g_nsvc_config.provider.fr)) {
-			vc_NSP_FR := NS_Provider_FR_CT.create(id & "-provFR");
+			vc_NSP_FR := NS_Provider_FR_CT.create(id & "-provFR") alive;
 			connect(self:NSCP, vc_NSP_FR:NSE);
 			vc_NSP_FR.start(NS_Provider_FR.main(g_nsvc_config, g_config, id));
 #endif
diff --git a/library/NS_Provider_FR.ttcn b/library/NS_Provider_FR.ttcn
index eb2fb24..b664b5e 100644
--- a/library/NS_Provider_FR.ttcn
+++ b/library/NS_Provider_FR.ttcn
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 function main(NSVCConfiguration config, NSConfiguration nsconfig, charstring id) runs on NS_Provider_FR_CT system af_packet {
 
 	/* start Frame Relay Emulation */
-	vc_FREMU := FR_Emulation_CT.create(id & "-FRemu");
+	vc_FREMU := FR_Emulation_CT.create(id & "-FRemu") alive;
 	var Q933em_Config q933_cfg := valueof(ts_Q933em_Config(ats_is_user := not nsconfig.role_sgsn, bidirectional := false));
 	q933_cfg.T391 := 1.0;
 	map(vc_FREMU:FR, system:AF_PACKET) param (config.provider.fr.netdev);
diff --git a/library/RAW_NS.ttcnpp b/library/RAW_NS.ttcnpp
index 6930a72..da1a0cc 100644
--- a/library/RAW_NS.ttcnpp
+++ b/library/RAW_NS.ttcnpp
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
 			}
 			ip_prov[prov_idx].local_ip := ns_config.nsvc[idx].provider.ip.local_ip;
 			ip_prov[prov_idx].local_udp_port := ns_config.nsvc[idx].provider.ip.local_udp_port;
-			ip_prov[prov_idx].vc_NSP_IP := NS_Provider_IPL4_CT.create(id & "-provIP" & int2str(prov_idx));
+			ip_prov[prov_idx].vc_NSP_IP := NS_Provider_IPL4_CT.create(id & "-provIP" & int2str(prov_idx)) alive;
 			connect(self:NSPIP_PROC, ip_prov[prov_idx].vc_NSP_IP:PROC);
 			ip_prov[prov_idx].vc_NSP_IP.start(NS_Provider_IPL4.main(ns_config.nsvc[idx], ns_config, id));
 		}
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 		/* the NS_PROV_LINK_STATUS_UP is not sent by the NS_Provider_IPL4 because we connect the port manual */
 #ifdef NS_EMULATION_FR
 	} else if (ischosen(ns_config.nsvc[idx].provider.fr)) {
-		vc_NSP_FR[idx] := NS_Provider_FR_CT.create(id & "-provFR");
+		vc_NSP_FR[idx] := NS_Provider_FR_CT.create(id & "-provFR") alive;
 		connect(self:NSCP[idx], vc_NSP_FR[idx]:NSE);
 		vc_NSP_FR[idx].start(NS_Provider_FR.main(ns_config.nsvc[idx], ns_config, id));
 		NSCP[idx].receive(NS_Provider_Evt:{link_status:=NS_PROV_LINK_STATUS_UP});