diff --git a/src/test/regress/citus_tests/config.py b/src/test/regress/citus_tests/config.py
index 205be5aed..d335ad393 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/citus_tests/config.py
+++ b/src/test/regress/citus_tests/config.py
@@ -179,7 +179,10 @@ class CitusUpgradeConfig(CitusBaseClusterConfig):
         self.pre_tar_path = arguments["--citus-pre-tar"]
         self.post_tar_path = arguments["--citus-post-tar"]
         self.temp_dir = "./tmp_citus_upgrade"
-        self.new_settings = {"citus.enable_version_checks": "false"}
+        self.new_settings = {
+			"citus.enable_version_checks": "false",
+			"citus.require_coordinator_in_metadata": "false"
+		}
         self.user = SUPER_USER_NAME
         self.mixed_mode = arguments["--mixed"]
         self.fixed_port = 57635