diff --git a/lustre/tests/conf-sanity.sh b/lustre/tests/conf-sanity.sh
index e3b7f9750a62a8cb414385893b7e4c0c822d8c2c..256678ce86a27ffa6f77779cb644b383e332750c 100644
--- a/lustre/tests/conf-sanity.sh
+++ b/lustre/tests/conf-sanity.sh
@@ -1581,7 +1581,7 @@ 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