diff --git a/packages/graphql-mesh-server/lib/fargate.ts b/packages/graphql-mesh-server/lib/fargate.ts
index db4733d2..2eaa025d 100644
--- a/packages/graphql-mesh-server/lib/fargate.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql-mesh-server/lib/fargate.ts
@@ -149,8 +149,9 @@ export interface MeshServiceProps {
    */
   logStreamPrefix?: string;
   /**
-   * Whether a DynamoDB table should be created to store session data
-   * @default authentication-table
+   * Whether a DynamoDB table should be created to store session data,
+   * if not defined a table will not be created.
+   * @default undefined
    */
   authenticationTable?: string;
 
@@ -348,7 +349,7 @@ export class MeshService extends Construct {
       managedPolicyArn: "arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AWSXRayDaemonWriteAccess",
     });
 
-    if (props.authenticationTable || props.authenticationTable === undefined) {
+    if (props.authenticationTable) {
       const authTable = new dynamodb.Table(this, "authenticationTable", {
         tableName: props.authenticationTable || "authentication-table",
         partitionKey: {
diff --git a/packages/graphql-mesh-server/lib/graphql-mesh-server.ts b/packages/graphql-mesh-server/lib/graphql-mesh-server.ts
index eed38c66..0205e64a 100644
--- a/packages/graphql-mesh-server/lib/graphql-mesh-server.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql-mesh-server/lib/graphql-mesh-server.ts
@@ -219,6 +219,13 @@ export type MeshHostingProps = {
    * @default - AWS generated task definition family name
    */
   taskDefinitionFamilyName?: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Specify a name for the dashboard
+   *
+   * @default - AWS Generated name
+   */
+  dashboardName?: string;
 };
 
 export class MeshHosting extends Construct {
diff --git a/packages/graphql-mesh-server/lib/metrics.ts b/packages/graphql-mesh-server/lib/metrics.ts
index 83fd967a..bed81aa1 100644
--- a/packages/graphql-mesh-server/lib/metrics.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql-mesh-server/lib/metrics.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export interface PerformanceMetricsProps {
   logGroup: LogGroup;
   snsTopic?: Topic;
   additionalAlarms?: Alarm[];
+  dashboardName?: string;
 }
 
 export class PerformanceMetrics extends Construct {
@@ -355,7 +356,7 @@ export class PerformanceMetrics extends Construct {
 
     // Create the dashboard
     new Dashboard(this, "dashboard", {
-      dashboardName: "Mesh-Dashboard",
+      dashboardName: props.dashboardName,
       widgets: [
         [new Column(...loadBalancerWidgets), new Column(...wafWidgets)],
         [meshPerformanceLabel],