diff --git a/tests/integration/test_distributed_inter_server_secret/test.py b/tests/integration/test_distributed_inter_server_secret/test.py
index ec6a71b93ab..b1daf2271d0 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_distributed_inter_server_secret/test.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_distributed_inter_server_secret/test.py
@@ -79,6 +79,20 @@ def get_query_user_info(node, query_pattern):
         type = 'QueryFinish'
     """.format(query_pattern)).strip().split('\t')
 
+# @return -- settings
+def get_query_setting_on_shard(node, query_pattern, setting):
+    node.query("SYSTEM FLUSH LOGS")
+    return node.query("""
+    SELECT (arrayFilter(x -> ((x.1) = '{}'), arrayZip(Settings.Names, Settings.Values))[1]).2
+    FROM system.query_log
+    WHERE
+        query LIKE '%{}%' AND
+        NOT is_initial_query AND
+        query NOT LIKE '%system.query_log%' AND
+        type = 'QueryFinish'
+    LIMIT 1
+    """.format(setting, query_pattern)).strip()
+
 def test_insecure():
     n1.query('SELECT * FROM dist_insecure')
 
@@ -149,28 +163,45 @@ def test_user_secure_cluster(user, password):
     assert get_query_user_info(n1, id_) == [user, user]
     assert get_query_user_info(n2, id_) == [user, user]
 
-# settings in the protocol cannot be used since they will be applied to early
-# and it will not even enter execution of distributed query
 @users
-def test_per_user_settings_insecure_cluster(user, password):
-    id_ = 'query-settings-dist_insecure-' + user
+def test_per_user_inline_settings_insecure_cluster(user, password):
+    id_ = 'query-ddl-settings-dist_insecure-' + user
     query_with_id(n1, id_, """
     SELECT * FROM dist_insecure
     SETTINGS
         prefer_localhost_replica=0,
-        max_memory_usage_for_user=100,
+        max_memory_usage_for_user=1e9,
         max_untracked_memory=0
     """, user=user, password=password)
+    assert get_query_setting_on_shard(n1, id_, 'max_memory_usage_for_user') == ''
 @users
-def test_per_user_settings_secure_cluster(user, password):
-    id_ = 'query-settings-dist_secure-' + user
-    with pytest.raises(QueryRuntimeException):
-        query_with_id(n1, id_, """
-        SELECT * FROM dist_secure
-        SETTINGS
-            prefer_localhost_replica=0,
-            max_memory_usage_for_user=100,
-            max_untracked_memory=0
-        """, user=user, password=password)
+def test_per_user_inline_settings_secure_cluster(user, password):
+    id_ = 'query-ddl-settings-dist_secure-' + user
+    query_with_id(n1, id_, """
+    SELECT * FROM dist_secure
+    SETTINGS
+        prefer_localhost_replica=0,
+        max_memory_usage_for_user=1e9,
+        max_untracked_memory=0
+    """, user=user, password=password)
+    assert int(get_query_setting_on_shard(n1, id_, 'max_memory_usage_for_user')) == int(1e9)
+@users
+def test_per_user_protocol_settings_insecure_cluster(user, password):
+    id_ = 'query-protocol-settings-dist_insecure-' + user
+    query_with_id(n1, id_, 'SELECT * FROM dist_insecure', user=user, password=password, settings={
+        'prefer_localhost_replica': 0,
+        'max_memory_usage_for_user': int(1e9),
+        'max_untracked_memory': 0,
+    })
+    assert get_query_setting_on_shard(n1, id_, 'max_memory_usage_for_user') == ''
+@users
+def test_per_user_protocol_settings_secure_cluster(user, password):
+    id_ = 'query-protocol-settings-dist_secure-' + user
+    query_with_id(n1, id_, 'SELECT * FROM dist_secure', user=user, password=password, settings={
+        'prefer_localhost_replica': 0,
+        'max_memory_usage_for_user': int(1e9),
+        'max_untracked_memory': 0,
+    })
+    assert int(get_query_setting_on_shard(n1, id_, 'max_memory_usage_for_user')) == int(1e9)
 
 # TODO: check user for INSERT