diff --git a/tests/script/tmp/prepare.sim b/tests/script/tmp/prepare.sim
index 68a05a33e7..31d7839566 100644
--- a/tests/script/tmp/prepare.sim
+++ b/tests/script/tmp/prepare.sim
@@ -1,4 +1,14 @@
 system sh/stop_dnodes.sh
+system sh/deploy.sh -n dnode1 -i 1
+system sh/deploy.sh -n dnode2 -i 2
+system sh/deploy.sh -n dnode3 -i 3
+
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c numOfMPeers -v 2
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode2 -c numOfMPeers -v 2
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode3 -c numOfMPeers -v 2
+
+return
+system sh/stop_dnodes.sh
 
 system sh/deploy.sh -n dnode1 -i 1
 system sh/deploy.sh -n dnode2 -i 2