diff --git a/src/tests/ftest/daos_perf/small.yaml b/src/tests/ftest/daos_perf/small.yaml
index 0f2184b0e91..5fa8276d77e 100644
--- a/src/tests/ftest/daos_perf/small.yaml
+++ b/src/tests/ftest/daos_perf/small.yaml
@@ -11,9 +11,11 @@ job_manager:
 
 pool:
   size: 500GB
+  properties: rd_fac:0,space_rb:0
 
 container:
   type: POSIX
+  properties: cksum:off,srv_cksum:off
 
 server_config:
   name: daos_server