diff --git a/packages/test-utils/lib/index.ts b/packages/test-utils/lib/index.ts
index af8ecac385..5343beb91b 100644
--- a/packages/test-utils/lib/index.ts
+++ b/packages/test-utils/lib/index.ts
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ export default class TestUtils {
               port
             }
           })),
+          minimizeConnections: true,
           ...options.clusterConfiguration
         });