diff --git a/tests/script/unique/big/maxvnodes.sim b/tests/script/unique/big/maxvnodes.sim
index 662d391e475f0b8afccbb37af5bae18fabe76621..eb17929ff49848acfe0744b4319aeb404a225adc 100644
--- a/tests/script/unique/big/maxvnodes.sim
+++ b/tests/script/unique/big/maxvnodes.sim
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@ $totalRows = $totalVnodes * $maxTables
 system sh/deploy.sh -n dnode1 -i 1
 system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c walLevel            -v 2
 system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c maxVgroupsPerDb     -v $totalVnodes
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c balanceInterval     -v 1
 system sh/deploy.sh -n dnode2 -i 2
 system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode2 -c walLevel            -v 2
 system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode2 -c maxVgroupsPerDb    -v $totalVnodes
-
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode2 -c balanceInterval     -v 1
 
 print ==========  prepare data
 system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s start