diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/multi_follower_dml.out b/src/test/regress/expected/multi_follower_dml.out
index 0d1d6fd68..395c5157c 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/multi_follower_dml.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/multi_follower_dml.out
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ SELECT * FROM citus_local_table ORDER BY a;
 -- we should still disallow writes to local tables
 INSERT INTO local VALUES (1, 1);
 ERROR:  cannot execute INSERT in a read-only transaction
-INSERT INTO local SELECT a, b FROM the_table;
+INSERT INTO local SELECT i,i FROM generate_series(0,100)i;
 ERROR:  cannot execute INSERT in a read-only transaction
 -- we shouldn't be able to create local tables
 CREATE TEMP TABLE local_copy_of_the_table AS SELECT * FROM the_table;
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/multi_follower_dml.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/multi_follower_dml.sql
index d8cb17bb6..bca04d0a7 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/multi_follower_dml.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/multi_follower_dml.sql
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ SELECT * FROM citus_local_table ORDER BY a;
 
 -- we should still disallow writes to local tables
 INSERT INTO local VALUES (1, 1);
-INSERT INTO local SELECT a, b FROM the_table;
+INSERT INTO local SELECT i,i FROM generate_series(0,100)i;
 
 -- we shouldn't be able to create local tables
 CREATE TEMP TABLE local_copy_of_the_table AS SELECT * FROM the_table;