diff --git a/tests/automatic/settings/receiver_fabric.json.tpl.lin.in b/tests/automatic/settings/receiver_fabric.json.tpl.lin.in
index f7524f9e9a6e47b08d3bd8881a5657af2f7fd518..c3eb3f433ad53e400df06d1803f4eecd67c087d5 100644
--- a/tests/automatic/settings/receiver_fabric.json.tpl.lin.in
+++ b/tests/automatic/settings/receiver_fabric.json.tpl.lin.in
@@ -24,5 +24,8 @@
   "ListenPort": {{ env "NOMAD_PORT_recv" }},
   "Tag": "{{ env "NOMAD_ADDR_recv" }}",
   "ReceiveToDiskThresholdMB":50,
-  "LogLevel" : "debug"
+  "LogLevel" : "debug",
+  "Kafka" : {
+    "Enabled" : false
+  }
   }