diff --git a/lustre/tests/conf-sanity.sh b/lustre/tests/conf-sanity.sh
index 446852da2511c91de29da28d0baf547ae878d56c..9f75d8c2168925a26da190a514557c18cda268ff 100644
--- a/lustre/tests/conf-sanity.sh
+++ b/lustre/tests/conf-sanity.sh
@@ -1582,7 +1582,7 @@ run_test 40 "race during service thread startup"
 
 test_41() { #bug 14134
         local rc
-        start mds $MDSDEV $MDS_MOUNT_OPTS -o nosvc
+        start mds $MDSDEV $MDS_MOUNT_OPTS -o nosvc -n
         start ost `ostdevname 1` $OST_MOUNT_OPTS
         start mds $MDSDEV $MDS_MOUNT_OPTS -o nomgs
         mkdir -p $MOUNT