diff --git a/tests/queries/0_stateless/02962_system_sync_replica_lightweight_from_modifier.sh b/tests/queries/0_stateless/02962_system_sync_replica_lightweight_from_modifier.sh
index f47801abf73..b61be87411d 100755
--- a/tests/queries/0_stateless/02962_system_sync_replica_lightweight_from_modifier.sh
+++ b/tests/queries/0_stateless/02962_system_sync_replica_lightweight_from_modifier.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export REPLICAS_TO_DROP
 
 for i in $(seq $TOTAL_REPLICAS); do
     $CLICKHOUSE_CLIENT --query "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS test_table_$i"
-    $CLICKHOUSE_CLIENT --query "CREATE TABLE test_table_$i (key UInt64, value UInt8) ENGINE = ReplicatedMergeTree('/clickhouse/tables/$CLICKHOUSE_TEST_ZOOKEEPER_PREFIX/test_table', '$i') ORDER BY key"
+    $CLICKHOUSE_CLIENT --query "CREATE TABLE test_table_$i (key UInt64, value UInt8) ENGINE = ReplicatedMergeTree('/clickhouse/tables/$CLICKHOUSE_TEST_ZOOKEEPER_PREFIX/test_table', '$i') ORDER BY key SETTINGS old_parts_lifetime=1"
 done
 
 function insert_thread() {
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ function sync_and_drop_replicas() {
         done
 
         for i in $(seq $REPLICAS_TO_DROP); do
-            $CLICKHOUSE_CLIENT --query "CREATE TABLE test_table_$i (key UInt64, value UInt8) ENGINE = ReplicatedMergeTree('/clickhouse/tables/$CLICKHOUSE_TEST_ZOOKEEPER_PREFIX/test_table', '$i') ORDER BY key"
+            $CLICKHOUSE_CLIENT --query "CREATE TABLE test_table_$i (key UInt64, value UInt8) ENGINE = ReplicatedMergeTree('/clickhouse/tables/$CLICKHOUSE_TEST_ZOOKEEPER_PREFIX/test_table', '$i') ORDER BY key SETTINGS old_parts_lifetime=1"
         done
     done
 }
@@ -87,4 +87,4 @@ for i in $(seq $TOTAL_REPLICAS); do
     if [ $i -gt $REPLICAS_TO_DROP ]; then
         $CLICKHOUSE_CLIENT --query "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS test_table_$i"
     fi
-done
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+done