diff --git a/artemis-server/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/util/ServiceTestBase.java b/artemis-server/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/util/ServiceTestBase.java
index a77298b7d9..baeae3ceb9 100644
--- a/artemis-server/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/util/ServiceTestBase.java
+++ b/artemis-server/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/util/ServiceTestBase.java
@@ -516,6 +516,7 @@ public abstract class ServiceTestBase extends Assert
       ConfigurationImpl configuration = new ConfigurationImpl()
               .setSecurityEnabled(false)
               .setJournalType(getDefaultJournalType())
+              .setPersistenceEnabled(false)
               .setJournalCompactMinFiles(0)
               .setJournalCompactPercentage(0)
               .setClusterPassword(CLUSTER_PASSWORD);