diff --git a/tests/queries/0_stateless/01158_zookeeper_log.sql b/tests/queries/0_stateless/01158_zookeeper_log.sql
index 608dd8294de..8f4a9f04f9b 100644
--- a/tests/queries/0_stateless/01158_zookeeper_log.sql
+++ b/tests/queries/0_stateless/01158_zookeeper_log.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 drop table if exists rmt;
-create table rmt (n int) engine=ReplicatedMergeTree('/test/01158/{database}/rmt', '1') order by n;
+-- cleanup code will perform extra Exists
+-- (so the .reference will not match)
+create table rmt (n int) engine=ReplicatedMergeTree('/test/01158/{database}/rmt', '1') order by n settings cleanup_delay_period=86400;
 system sync replica rmt;
 insert into rmt values (1);
 insert into rmt values (1);