diff --git a/tests/functional/all_daemons/container/hosts b/tests/functional/all_daemons/container/hosts
index 40c22385b..1f2f0a4f1 100644
--- a/tests/functional/all_daemons/container/hosts
+++ b/tests/functional/all_daemons/container/hosts
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ mon0 monitor_address=192.168.17.10
 mon1 monitor_interface="{{ 'eth1' if ansible_distribution == 'CentOS' else 'ens6' }}"
 mon2 monitor_address=192.168.17.12
 
+[mgrs]
+mgr0
+
 [osds]
 osd0 osd_crush_location="{ 'root': 'HDD', 'rack': 'mon-rackkkk', 'pod': 'monpod', 'host': 'osd0' }"
 osd1 osd_crush_location="{ 'root': 'default', 'host': 'osd1' }"
diff --git a/tests/functional/all_daemons/container/hosts-ubuntu b/tests/functional/all_daemons/container/hosts-ubuntu
index a2cd66e59..001a3981d 100644
--- a/tests/functional/all_daemons/container/hosts-ubuntu
+++ b/tests/functional/all_daemons/container/hosts-ubuntu
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ mon0 monitor_address=192.168.17.10
 mon1 monitor_interface="{{ 'eth1' if ansible_distribution == 'CentOS' else 'ens6' }}"
 mon2 monitor_address=192.168.17.12
 
+[mgrs]
+mgr0
+
 [osds]
 osd0 osd_crush_location="{ 'root': 'HDD', 'rack': 'mon-rackkkk', 'pod': 'monpod', 'host': 'osd0' }"
 osd1 osd_crush_location="{ 'root': 'default', 'host': 'osd1' }"
diff --git a/tests/functional/all_daemons/container/vagrant_variables.yml b/tests/functional/all_daemons/container/vagrant_variables.yml
index 78166da85..b7df03dff 100644
--- a/tests/functional/all_daemons/container/vagrant_variables.yml
+++ b/tests/functional/all_daemons/container/vagrant_variables.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ nfs_vms: 0
 rbd_mirror_vms: 1
 client_vms: 2
 iscsi_gw_vms: 1
-mgr_vms: 0
+mgr_vms: 1
 
 # SUBNETS TO USE FOR THE VMS
 public_subnet: 192.168.17
diff --git a/tests/functional/all_daemons/hosts b/tests/functional/all_daemons/hosts
index 06564f9a3..c1e8fa976 100644
--- a/tests/functional/all_daemons/hosts
+++ b/tests/functional/all_daemons/hosts
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ mon0 monitor_address=192.168.1.10
 mon1 monitor_interface="{{ 'eth1' if ansible_distribution == 'CentOS' else 'ens6' }}"
 mon2 monitor_address=192.168.1.12
 
+[mgrs]
+mgr0
+
 [osds]
 osd0 osd_crush_location="{ 'root': 'HDD', 'rack': 'mon-rackkkk', 'pod': 'monpod', 'host': 'osd0' }"
 osd1 osd_crush_location="{ 'root': 'default', 'host': 'osd1' }"
diff --git a/tests/functional/all_daemons/hosts-switch-to-containers b/tests/functional/all_daemons/hosts-switch-to-containers
index c95d9d2f1..4fb943738 100644
--- a/tests/functional/all_daemons/hosts-switch-to-containers
+++ b/tests/functional/all_daemons/hosts-switch-to-containers
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ mon0 monitor_address=192.168.1.10
 mon1 monitor_interface="{{ 'eth1' if ansible_distribution == 'CentOS' else 'ens6' }}"
 mon2 monitor_address=192.168.1.12
 
+[mgrs]
+mgr0
+
 [osds]
 osd0
 
diff --git a/tests/functional/all_daemons/hosts-ubuntu b/tests/functional/all_daemons/hosts-ubuntu
index dff4a61a5..073cde5f6 100644
--- a/tests/functional/all_daemons/hosts-ubuntu
+++ b/tests/functional/all_daemons/hosts-ubuntu
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ mon0 monitor_address=192.168.1.10
 mon1 monitor_interface=ens6
 mon2 monitor_address=192.168.1.12
 
+[mgrs]
+mgr0
+
 [osds]
 osd0 osd_crush_location="{ 'root': 'HDD', 'rack': 'mon-rackkkk', 'pod': 'monpod', 'host': 'osd0' }"
 osd1 osd_crush_location="{ 'root': 'default', 'host': 'osd1' }"
diff --git a/tests/functional/all_daemons/vagrant_variables.yml b/tests/functional/all_daemons/vagrant_variables.yml
index c1301ed30..a2181a870 100644
--- a/tests/functional/all_daemons/vagrant_variables.yml
+++ b/tests/functional/all_daemons/vagrant_variables.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ nfs_vms: 0
 rbd_mirror_vms: 1
 client_vms: 2
 iscsi_gw_vms: 1
-mgr_vms: 0
+mgr_vms: 1
 
 # INSTALL SOURCE OF CEPH
 # valid values are 'stable' and 'dev'