1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tests/utils.py b/tests/utils.py
index d1f59551e8..8efd3a3475 100644
--- a/tests/utils.py
+++ b/tests/utils.py
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ def setup_test_homeserver(name="test", datastore=None, config=None, **kargs):
         config.email_enable_notifs = False
         config.block_non_admin_invites = False
         config.federation_domain_whitelist = None
+        config.user_directory_search_all_users = False
 
         # disable user directory updates, because they get done in the
         # background, which upsets the test runner.