diff --git a/tests/functional/ubuntu/16.04/cluster/vagrant_variables.yml b/tests/functional/ubuntu/16.04/cluster/vagrant_variables.yml
index f894771c0..35a60b9ba 100644
--- a/tests/functional/ubuntu/16.04/cluster/vagrant_variables.yml
+++ b/tests/functional/ubuntu/16.04/cluster/vagrant_variables.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ mds_vms: 1
 rgw_vms: 1
 nfs_vms: 0
 rbd_mirror_vms: 0
-client_vms: 0
+client_vms: 1
 iscsi_gw_vms: 0
 
 # Deploy RESTAPI on each of the Monitors