diff --git a/live-tests/tests/common/mod.rs b/live-tests/tests/common/mod.rs
index f1f17be6ca..7091232397 100644
--- a/live-tests/tests/common/mod.rs
+++ b/live-tests/tests/common/mod.rs
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ async fn create_datastore(
     .context("failed to parse constructed postgres URL")?;
 
     let db_config = nexus_db_queries::db::Config { url };
-    let pool = Arc::new(nexus_db_queries::db::Pool::new(log, &db_config));
+    let pool = Arc::new(nexus_db_queries::db::Pool::new_single_host(log, &db_config));
     DataStore::new_failfast(log, pool)
         .await
         .context("creating DataStore")