diff --git a/tests/runner/src/env.rs b/tests/runner/src/env.rs
index 7ac111fb8af2..461c81d9486a 100644
--- a/tests/runner/src/env.rs
+++ b/tests/runner/src/env.rs
@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@ impl Env {
                     "start".to_string(),
                     "--use-memory-store".to_string(),
                     "true".to_string(),
+                    "--enable-region-failover".to_string(),
+                    "false".to_string(),
                     "--http-addr=127.0.0.1:5001".to_string(),
                 ];
                 (args, METASRV_ADDR.to_string())