diff --git a/ring/partition_instance_ring_test.go b/ring/partition_instance_ring_test.go
index 2d0fce2c3..87dfcc1cc 100644
--- a/ring/partition_instance_ring_test.go
+++ b/ring/partition_instance_ring_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func TestPartitionInstanceRing_GetReplicationSetsForOperation(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		"should return error on empty partitions ring": {
 			partitionsRing: PartitionRingDesc{},
-			instancesRing: &Desc{Ingesters: map[string]InstanceDesc{
+			instancesRing: &Desc{Ingesters: map[string]*InstanceDesc{
 				"instance-1": {Id: "instance-1", State: InstanceState_ACTIVE, Timestamp: now.Unix()},
 				"instance-2": {Id: "instance-2", State: InstanceState_ACTIVE, Timestamp: now.Unix()},
 			}},
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func TestPartitionInstanceRing_GetReplicationSetsForOperation(t *testing.T) {
 					"instance-zone-b-2": {OwnedPartition: 2},
 				},
 			},
-			instancesRing: &Desc{Ingesters: map[string]InstanceDesc{
+			instancesRing: &Desc{Ingesters: map[string]*InstanceDesc{
 				"instance-zone-a-1": {Id: "instance-zone-a-1", State: InstanceState_ACTIVE, Zone: "a", Timestamp: now.Unix()},
 				"instance-zone-a-2": {Id: "instance-zone-a-2", State: InstanceState_ACTIVE, Zone: "a", Timestamp: now.Unix()},
 				"instance-zone-b-2": {Id: "instance-zone-b-2", State: InstanceState_ACTIVE, Zone: "b", Timestamp: now.Unix()},
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func TestPartitionInstanceRing_GetReplicationSetsForOperation(t *testing.T) {
 					"instance-zone-b-2": {OwnedPartition: 2},
 				},
 			},
-			instancesRing: &Desc{Ingesters: map[string]InstanceDesc{
+			instancesRing: &Desc{Ingesters: map[string]*InstanceDesc{
 				"instance-zone-a-1": {Id: "instance-zone-a-1", State: InstanceState_ACTIVE, Zone: "a", Timestamp: now.Unix()},
 				"instance-zone-a-2": {Id: "instance-zone-a-2", State: InstanceState_ACTIVE, Zone: "a", Timestamp: now.Add(-2 * time.Minute).Unix()}, // Unhealthy.
 			}},
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func TestPartitionInstanceRing_GetReplicationSetsForOperation(t *testing.T) {
 					"instance-zone-b-2": {OwnedPartition: 2},
 				},
 			},
-			instancesRing: &Desc{Ingesters: map[string]InstanceDesc{
+			instancesRing: &Desc{Ingesters: map[string]*InstanceDesc{
 				"instance-zone-a-1": {Id: "instance-zone-a-1", State: InstanceState_ACTIVE, Zone: "a", Timestamp: now.Unix()},
 				"instance-zone-b-1": {Id: "instance-zone-a-1", State: InstanceState_LEAVING, Zone: "a", Timestamp: now.Unix()}, // Unhealthy because of the state.
 				"instance-zone-a-2": {Id: "instance-zone-a-2", State: InstanceState_ACTIVE, Zone: "a", Timestamp: now.Unix()},
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func TestPartitionInstanceRing_GetReplicationSetsForOperation(t *testing.T) {
 					"instance-zone-b-2": {OwnedPartition: 2},
 				},
 			},
-			instancesRing: &Desc{Ingesters: map[string]InstanceDesc{
+			instancesRing: &Desc{Ingesters: map[string]*InstanceDesc{
 				"instance-zone-a-1": {Id: "instance-zone-a-1", State: InstanceState_ACTIVE, Zone: "a", Timestamp: now.Unix()},
 				"instance-zone-b-2": {Id: "instance-zone-b-2", State: InstanceState_ACTIVE, Zone: "b", Timestamp: now.Unix()},
 			}},
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ func TestPartitionInstanceRing_GetReplicationSetsForOperation(t *testing.T) {
 					"instance-zone-b-2": {OwnedPartition: 2},
 				},
 			},
-			instancesRing: &Desc{Ingesters: map[string]InstanceDesc{
+			instancesRing: &Desc{Ingesters: map[string]*InstanceDesc{
 				"instance-zone-a-1": {Id: "instance-zone-a-1", State: InstanceState_ACTIVE, Zone: "fixed", Timestamp: now.Unix()},
 				"instance-zone-b-1": {Id: "instance-zone-b-1", State: InstanceState_ACTIVE, Zone: "fixed", Timestamp: now.Unix()},
 				"instance-zone-a-2": {Id: "instance-zone-a-2", State: InstanceState_ACTIVE, Zone: "fixed", Timestamp: now.Unix()},
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ func TestPartitionInstanceRing_ShuffleShard(t *testing.T) {
 	partitionsRing.AddOrUpdateOwner("instance-2", OwnerActive, 2, now.Add(-30*time.Minute))
 	partitionsRing.AddOrUpdateOwner("instance-3", OwnerActive, 3, now.Add(-30*time.Minute))
 
-	instancesRing := &Desc{Ingesters: map[string]InstanceDesc{
+	instancesRing := &Desc{Ingesters: map[string]*InstanceDesc{
 		"instance-1": {Id: "instance-1", State: InstanceState_ACTIVE, Timestamp: time.Now().Unix()},
 		"instance-2": {Id: "instance-2", State: InstanceState_ACTIVE, Timestamp: time.Now().Unix()},
 		"instance-3": {Id: "instance-3", State: InstanceState_ACTIVE, Timestamp: time.Now().Unix()},
diff --git a/ring/ring_http_test.go b/ring/ring_http_test.go
index e3548a4e8..d133a5bd9 100644
--- a/ring/ring_http_test.go
+++ b/ring/ring_http_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func TestRingPageHandler_handle(t *testing.T) {
 	now := time.Now()
 	ring := fakeRingAccess{
 		desc: &Desc{
-			Ingesters: map[string]InstanceDesc{
+			Ingesters: map[string]*InstanceDesc{
 				"1": {
 					Zone:      "zone-a",
 					State:     InstanceState_ACTIVE,
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func TestRingPageHandler_handle(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Regexp(t, regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf("(?m)%s", strings.Join([]string{
 			"<td>", "1", "</td>",
 			"<td>", "zone-a", "</td>",
-			"<td>", "InstanceState_ACTIVE", "</td>",
+			"<td>", "ACTIVE", "</td>",
 			"<td>", "addr-a", "</td>",
 		}, `\s*`))), recorder.Body.String())
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func TestRingPageHandler_handle(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Regexp(t, regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf("(?m)%s", strings.Join([]string{
 			"<td>", "2", "</td>",
 			"<td>", "zone-b", "</td>",
-			"<td>", "InstanceState_ACTIVE", "</td>",
+			"<td>", "ACTIVE", "</td>",
 			"<td>", "addr-b", "</td>",
 		}, `\s*`))), recorder.Body.String())