diff --git a/tests/functional/cephadm/group_vars/all b/tests/functional/cephadm/group_vars/all
index 4b5452a16..1e7f96431 100644
--- a/tests/functional/cephadm/group_vars/all
+++ b/tests/functional/cephadm/group_vars/all
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ cluster_network: "192.168.31.0/24"
 dashboard_admin_password: $sX!cD$rYU6qR^B!
 ceph_docker_registry: quay.ceph.io
 ceph_docker_image: ceph-ci/daemon-base
-ceph_docker_image_tag: latest-pacific-devel
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+ceph_docker_image_tag: latest-pacific-devel
+containerized_deployment: true