diff --git a/tests/pytest/util/dnodes-default.py b/tests/pytest/util/dnodes-default.py
index ec3865f4f2fbd28f84b671b12d181a154f08424b..085e08314907d6d48d02a2512d2caff87cd617e4 100644
--- a/tests/pytest/util/dnodes-default.py
+++ b/tests/pytest/util/dnodes-default.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class TDSimClient:
             "udebugFlag": "135",
             "jnidebugFlag": "135",
             "qdebugFlag": "135",
+            "telemetryReporting": "0",
             }
     def init(self, path):
         self.__init__()
diff --git a/tests/pytest/util/dnodes-no-random-fail.py b/tests/pytest/util/dnodes-no-random-fail.py
index 485c1b4b3ff96ad63e78cd32b2e91470df0c8262..2627575e615c306afa60c512b4bf8c87f5ee00df 100644
--- a/tests/pytest/util/dnodes-no-random-fail.py
+++ b/tests/pytest/util/dnodes-no-random-fail.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class TDSimClient:
             "udebugFlag": "135",
             "jnidebugFlag": "135",
             "qdebugFlag": "135",
+            "telemetryReporting": "0",
             }
 
     def init(self, path):
diff --git a/tests/pytest/util/dnodes-random-fail.py b/tests/pytest/util/dnodes-random-fail.py
index 7c4edde47f7e398be99c4221fe9e7104f8e4437a..4f4cdcc0d096652dbd0197236cbde95109c4a76b 100644
--- a/tests/pytest/util/dnodes-random-fail.py
+++ b/tests/pytest/util/dnodes-random-fail.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class TDSimClient:
             "udebugFlag": "135",
             "jnidebugFlag": "135",
             "qdebugFlag": "135",
+            "telemetryReporting": "0",
             }
 
     def init(self, path):