diff --git a/tests/functional/all_daemons/container/group_vars/all b/tests/functional/all_daemons/container/group_vars/all
index 9366db469..0445e0598 100644
--- a/tests/functional/all_daemons/container/group_vars/all
+++ b/tests/functional/all_daemons/container/group_vars/all
@@ -40,4 +40,5 @@ openstack_cinder_pool:
   expected_num_objects: ""
 openstack_pools:
   - "{{ openstack_glance_pool }}"
-  - "{{ openstack_cinder_pool }}"
\ No newline at end of file
+  - "{{ openstack_cinder_pool }}"
+mds_max_mds: 3
diff --git a/tests/functional/all_daemons/container/hosts b/tests/functional/all_daemons/container/hosts
index cbd841702..de864b119 100644
--- a/tests/functional/all_daemons/container/hosts
+++ b/tests/functional/all_daemons/container/hosts
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ osd1 osd_crush_location="{ 'root': 'default', 'host': 'osd1' }"
 
 [mdss]
 mds0
+mds1
+mds2
 
 [rgws]
 rgw0
diff --git a/tests/functional/all_daemons/container/vagrant_variables.yml b/tests/functional/all_daemons/container/vagrant_variables.yml
index e797fec6d..b32985a61 100644
--- a/tests/functional/all_daemons/container/vagrant_variables.yml
+++ b/tests/functional/all_daemons/container/vagrant_variables.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ docker: True
 # DEFINE THE NUMBER OF VMS TO RUN
 mon_vms: 3
 osd_vms: 2
-mds_vms: 1
+mds_vms: 3
 rgw_vms: 1
 nfs_vms: 1
 rbd_mirror_vms: 1
diff --git a/tests/functional/all_daemons/group_vars/all b/tests/functional/all_daemons/group_vars/all
index e33f448af..e65791a50 100644
--- a/tests/functional/all_daemons/group_vars/all
+++ b/tests/functional/all_daemons/group_vars/all
@@ -39,4 +39,5 @@ openstack_cinder_pool:
   expected_num_objects: ""
 openstack_pools:
   - "{{ openstack_glance_pool }}"
-  - "{{ openstack_cinder_pool }}"
\ No newline at end of file
+  - "{{ openstack_cinder_pool }}"
+mds_max_mds: 3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/functional/all_daemons/hosts b/tests/functional/all_daemons/hosts
index 2ee70035e..8f7c723d4 100644
--- a/tests/functional/all_daemons/hosts
+++ b/tests/functional/all_daemons/hosts
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ osd1 osd_crush_location="{ 'root': 'default', 'host': 'osd1' }"
 
 [mdss]
 mds0
+mds1
+mds2
 
 [rgws]
 rgw0
diff --git a/tests/functional/all_daemons/vagrant_variables.yml b/tests/functional/all_daemons/vagrant_variables.yml
index 50140b605..5a1b243c5 100644
--- a/tests/functional/all_daemons/vagrant_variables.yml
+++ b/tests/functional/all_daemons/vagrant_variables.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ docker: false
 # DEFINE THE NUMBER OF VMS TO RUN
 mon_vms: 3
 osd_vms: 2
-mds_vms: 1
+mds_vms: 3
 rgw_vms: 1
 nfs_vms: 1
 rbd_mirror_vms: 1