diff --git a/tests/system-test/0-others/splitVGroupRep1.py b/tests/system-test/0-others/splitVGroupRep1.py
index e9d8115690..4db5201011 100644
--- a/tests/system-test/0-others/splitVGroupRep1.py
+++ b/tests/system-test/0-others/splitVGroupRep1.py
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ class TDTestCase:
         dbName = "emptydb"
         vgNum = 2
         # create database
-        sql = f"create database {dbName} vgroups {vgNum}"
+        sql = f"create database {dbName} vgroups {vgNum} replica 1"
         tdLog.info(sql)
         tdSql.execute(sql)
 
diff --git a/tests/system-test/0-others/splitVGroupRep3.py b/tests/system-test/0-others/splitVGroupRep3.py
index 5986188604..a6d5079369 100644
--- a/tests/system-test/0-others/splitVGroupRep3.py
+++ b/tests/system-test/0-others/splitVGroupRep3.py
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ class TDTestCase:
         dbName = "emptydb"
         vgNum = 2
         # create database
-        sql = f"create database {dbName} vgroups {vgNum}"
+        sql = f"create database {dbName} vgroups {vgNum} replica 3"
         tdLog.info(sql)
         tdSql.execute(sql)