diff --git a/tests/test_zone-update.c b/tests/test_zone-update.c
index 63b72c223dcfbebec3b92fa79248092020b99498..a50d64a82a5deac2812f40908181d9f9c226ce1d 100644
--- a/tests/test_zone-update.c
+++ b/tests/test_zone-update.c
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	         " - domain: test.\n"
 	         "template:\n"
 	         " - id: default\n"
+		 "   max-journal-db-size: 100M\n"
 	         "   storage: %s\n",
 	         temp_dir);