diff --git a/src/tests/ftest/deployment/agent_failure.yaml b/src/tests/ftest/deployment/agent_failure.yaml
index fa5db15f5bc..fc1380d8860 100644
--- a/src/tests/ftest/deployment/agent_failure.yaml
+++ b/src/tests/ftest/deployment/agent_failure.yaml
@@ -27,9 +27,11 @@ server_config:
 
 pool:
   size: 100%
+  properties: rd_fac:0,space_rb:0
 
 container:
   type: POSIX
+  properties: cksum:off,srv_cksum:off
 
 ior: &ior_base
   client_processes:
diff --git a/src/tests/ftest/deployment/network_failure.yaml b/src/tests/ftest/deployment/network_failure.yaml
index e6a7c73b079..b66517bfade 100644
--- a/src/tests/ftest/deployment/network_failure.yaml
+++ b/src/tests/ftest/deployment/network_failure.yaml
@@ -25,15 +25,18 @@ server_config:
 
 pool_size_ratio_80:
   size: 80%
+  properties: rd_fac:0,space_rb:0
 pool_size_value:
   size: 100G
   svcn: 3
+  properties: rd_fac:0,space_rb:0
 
 container_wo_rf:
   type: POSIX
+  properties: cksum:off,srv_cksum:off
 container_with_rf:
   type: POSIX
-  properties: rd_fac:1
+  properties: cksum:off,srv_cksum:off,rd_fac:1
 
 ior: &ior_base
   client_processes:
diff --git a/src/tests/ftest/deployment/target_failure.yaml b/src/tests/ftest/deployment/target_failure.yaml
index e954adc8d96..567ea69357d 100644
--- a/src/tests/ftest/deployment/target_failure.yaml
+++ b/src/tests/ftest/deployment/target_failure.yaml
@@ -21,16 +21,20 @@ server_config:
 
 pool_size_ratio_80:
   size: 80%
+  properties: rd_fac:0,space_rb:0
 pool_size_ratio_40:
   size: 40%
+  properties: rd_fac:0,space_rb:0
 pool_size_ratio_66:
   size: 66%
+  properties: rd_fac:0,space_rb:0
 
 container_wo_rf:
   type: POSIX
+  properties: cksum:off,srv_cksum:off
 container_with_rf:
   type: POSIX
-  properties: rd_fac:1
+  properties: cksum:off,srv_cksum:off,rd_fac:1
 
 ior: &ior_base
   client_processes: