diff --git a/tests/ChatClient.hs b/tests/ChatClient.hs
index 36bdf92dbf..49832d4a71 100644
--- a/tests/ChatClient.hs
+++ b/tests/ChatClient.hs
@@ -423,6 +423,9 @@ smpServerCfg =
     { transports = [(serverPort, transport @TLS, False)],
       tbqSize = 1,
       -- serverTbqSize = 1,
+      msgStoreType = AMSType SMSMemory,
+      storeLogFile = Nothing,
+      storeMsgsFile = Nothing,
       msgQueueQuota = 16,
       queueIdBytes = 12,
       msgIdBytes = 6,