diff --git a/spec/02-integration/09-hybrid_mode/14-dp_privileged_agent_spec.lua b/spec/02-integration/09-hybrid_mode/14-dp_privileged_agent_spec.lua
index b0743edb74675..1c5e351bf8744 100644
--- a/spec/02-integration/09-hybrid_mode/14-dp_privileged_agent_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/02-integration/09-hybrid_mode/14-dp_privileged_agent_spec.lua
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ describe("DP diabled Incremental Sync RPC #" .. strategy, function()
       cluster_listen = "127.0.0.1:9005",
       nginx_conf = "spec/fixtures/custom_nginx.template",
 
+      cluster_rpc = "on",
       cluster_incremental_sync = "on", -- ENABLE incremental sync
     }))