diff --git a/nixos/tests/ceph-multi-node.nix b/nixos/tests/ceph-multi-node.nix
index 4e6d644f96c8..33736e27b984 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/ceph-multi-node.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/ceph-multi-node.nix
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ let
 
   generateHost = { pkgs, cephConfig, networkConfig, ... }: {
     virtualisation = {
-      memorySize = 512;
+      memorySize = 1024;
       emptyDiskImages = [ 20480 ];
       vlans = [ 1 ];
     };
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ let
     )
     monA.wait_for_unit("ceph-mon-${cfg.monA.name}")
     monA.succeed("ceph mon enable-msgr2")
+    monA.succeed("ceph config set mon auth_allow_insecure_global_id_reclaim false")
 
     # Can't check ceph status until a mon is up
     monA.succeed("ceph -s | grep 'mon: 1 daemons'")
diff --git a/nixos/tests/ceph-single-node-bluestore.nix b/nixos/tests/ceph-single-node-bluestore.nix
index cc873e8aee57..f706d4d56fcf 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/ceph-single-node-bluestore.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/ceph-single-node-bluestore.nix
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ let
 
   generateHost = { pkgs, cephConfig, networkConfig, ... }: {
     virtualisation = {
-      memorySize = 512;
+      memorySize = 1024;
       emptyDiskImages = [ 20480 20480 20480 ];
       vlans = [ 1 ];
     };
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ let
     )
     monA.wait_for_unit("ceph-mon-${cfg.monA.name}")
     monA.succeed("ceph mon enable-msgr2")
+    monA.succeed("ceph config set mon auth_allow_insecure_global_id_reclaim false")
 
     # Can't check ceph status until a mon is up
     monA.succeed("ceph -s | grep 'mon: 1 daemons'")
diff --git a/nixos/tests/ceph-single-node.nix b/nixos/tests/ceph-single-node.nix
index 19919371a3ca..d1d56ea6708c 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/ceph-single-node.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/ceph-single-node.nix
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ let
 
   generateHost = { pkgs, cephConfig, networkConfig, ... }: {
     virtualisation = {
-      memorySize = 512;
+      memorySize = 1024;
       emptyDiskImages = [ 20480 20480 20480 ];
       vlans = [ 1 ];
     };
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ let
     )
     monA.wait_for_unit("ceph-mon-${cfg.monA.name}")
     monA.succeed("ceph mon enable-msgr2")
+    monA.succeed("ceph config set mon auth_allow_insecure_global_id_reclaim false")
 
     # Can't check ceph status until a mon is up
     monA.succeed("ceph -s | grep 'mon: 1 daemons'")