diff --git a/src/rt.erl b/src/rt.erl
index 96f31e2c1..09bfa768d 100644
--- a/src/rt.erl
+++ b/src/rt.erl
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ staged_join(Node, PNode) ->
 
 plan_and_commit(Node) ->
     timer:sleep(500),
-    lager:info("planning and commiting cluster join"),
+    lager:info("planning cluster join"),
     case rpc:call(Node, riak_core_claimant, plan, []) of
         {error, ring_not_ready} ->
             lager:info("plan: ring not ready"),
@@ -461,6 +461,7 @@ plan_and_commit(Node) ->
     end.
 
 do_commit(Node) ->
+    lager:info("planning cluster commit"),
     case rpc:call(Node, riak_core_claimant, commit, []) of
         {error, plan_changed} ->
             lager:info("commit: plan changed"),
@@ -472,8 +473,9 @@ do_commit(Node) ->
             timer:sleep(100),
             maybe_wait_for_changes(Node),
             do_commit(Node);
-        {error,nothing_planned} ->
+        {error, nothing_planned} ->
             %% Assume plan actually committed somehow
+            lager:info("commit: nothing planned"),
             ok;
         ok ->
             ok
@@ -719,7 +721,13 @@ wait_until_no_pending_changes(Nodes) ->
                 rpc:multicall(Nodes, riak_core_vnode_manager, force_handoffs, []),
                 {Rings, BadNodes} = rpc:multicall(Nodes, riak_core_ring_manager, get_raw_ring, []),
                 Changes = [ riak_core_ring:pending_changes(Ring) =:= [] || {ok, Ring} <- Rings ],
-                BadNodes =:= [] andalso length(Changes) =:= length(Nodes) andalso lists:all(fun(T) -> T end, Changes)
+                case BadNodes =:= [] andalso length(Changes) =:= length(Nodes) andalso lists:all(fun(T) -> T end, Changes) of
+                    true -> true;
+                    false ->
+                        NodesWithChanges = [Node || {Node, false} <- lists:zip(Nodes -- BadNodes, Changes)],
+                        lager:info("Changes not yet complete, or bad nodes. BadNodes=~p, Nodes with Pending Changes=~p~n", [BadNodes, NodesWithChanges]),
+                        false
+                end
         end,
     ?assertEqual(ok, wait_until(F)),
     ok.
diff --git a/tests/bucket_types.erl b/tests/bucket_types.erl
index 1715cee82..7e426be5a 100644
--- a/tests/bucket_types.erl
+++ b/tests/bucket_types.erl
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ confirm() ->
     lager:info("Deploy some nodes"),
     Nodes = rt:build_cluster(4, [], [
                                      {riak_core, [{default_bucket_props,
-                                                   [{n_val, 2}]}]}]),
+                                                   [
+                                                       {n_val, 2},
+                                                       {allow_mult, true},
+                                                       {dvv_enabled, true}
+                                                   ]}]}]),
     Node = hd(Nodes),
 
     RMD = riak_test_runner:metadata(),
diff --git a/tests/ensemble_byzantine.erl b/tests/ensemble_byzantine.erl
index 0449fc574..155f1d5b0 100644
--- a/tests/ensemble_byzantine.erl
+++ b/tests/ensemble_byzantine.erl
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ confirm() ->
     test_lose_minority_synctrees(PBC, Bucket, Key, Val, PL),
     test_lose_majority_synctrees(PBC, Bucket, Key, Val, PL),
     test_lose_minority_synctrees_one_node_partitioned(PBC, Bucket, Key, Val,
-        PL, Nodes),
+                                                      PL, Nodes),
     test_lose_all_data_and_trees_except_one_node(PBC, Bucket, Key, Val, PL),
     {ok, _NewVal} = test_backup_restore_data_not_trees(Bucket, Key, Val, PL),
     test_lose_all_data(PBC, Bucket, Key, PL),
@@ -64,7 +64,12 @@ confirm() ->
     pass.
 
 config() ->
-    [{riak_core, [{default_bucket_props, [{n_val, 5}]},
+    [{riak_core, [{default_bucket_props,
+                   [
+                    {n_val, 5},
+                    {allow_mult, true},
+                    {dvv_enabled, true}
+                   ]},
                   {vnode_management_timer, 1000},
                   {ring_creation_size, 16},
                   {enable_consensus, true},
@@ -79,7 +84,7 @@ test_lose_majority_synctrees(PBC, Bucket, Key, Val, PL) ->
     assert_lose_synctrees_and_recover(PBC, Bucket, Key, Val, PL, Majority).
 
 test_lose_minority_synctrees_one_node_partitioned(PBC, Bucket, Key, Val, PL,
-  Nodes) ->
+                                                  Nodes) ->
     Minority = minority_vnodes(PL),
     {{Idx0, Node0}, primary} = hd(PL),
     Ensemble = {kv, Idx0, 5},
@@ -251,7 +256,7 @@ kill_peers(Ensemble, Nodes) ->
     Peers = [P || P={_Id, N} <- View, lists:member(N, Nodes)],
     lager:info("Killing Peers: ~p", [Peers]),
     Pids = [rpc:call(Node, riak_ensemble_manager, get_peer_pid,
-             [Ensemble, Peer]) || Peer <- Peers],
+                     [Ensemble, Peer]) || Peer <- Peers],
     [exit(Pid, kill) || Pid <- Pids, Pid =/= undefined].
 
 wipe_partitions(PL) ->
diff --git a/tests/ensemble_ring_changes.erl b/tests/ensemble_ring_changes.erl
index 6823d76ee..59e9bc365 100644
--- a/tests/ensemble_ring_changes.erl
+++ b/tests/ensemble_ring_changes.erl
@@ -27,7 +27,12 @@
 -define(RING_SIZE, 16).
 
 config() ->
-    [{riak_core, [{default_bucket_props, [{n_val, 5}]},
+    [{riak_core, [{default_bucket_props,
+                  [
+                    {n_val, 5},
+                    {allow_mult, true},
+                    {dvv_enabled, true}
+                  ]},
                   {vnode_management_timer, 1000},
                   {ring_creation_size, ?RING_SIZE},
                   {enable_consensus, true},
diff --git a/tests/ensemble_util.erl b/tests/ensemble_util.erl
index d6f79145b..b3bca16b3 100644
--- a/tests/ensemble_util.erl
+++ b/tests/ensemble_util.erl
@@ -58,10 +58,15 @@ fast_config(Nval, EnableAAE) when is_boolean(EnableAAE) ->
 
 fast_config(NVal, RingSize, EnableAAE) ->
     [config_aae(EnableAAE),
-     {riak_core, [{default_bucket_props, [{n_val, NVal}]},
-                  {vnode_management_timer, 1000},
-                  {ring_creation_size, RingSize},
-                  {enable_consensus, true}]}].
+     {riak_core, [{default_bucket_props,
+          [
+             {n_val, NVal},
+             {allow_mult, true},
+             {dvv_enabled, true}
+          ]},
+          {vnode_management_timer, 1000},
+          {ring_creation_size, RingSize},
+          {enable_consensus, true}]}].
 
 config_aae(true) ->
     {riak_kv, [{anti_entropy_build_limit, {100, 1000}},
diff --git a/tests/http_bucket_types.erl b/tests/http_bucket_types.erl
index d5994b159..2ffe118c0 100644
--- a/tests/http_bucket_types.erl
+++ b/tests/http_bucket_types.erl
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@ confirm() ->
     lager:info("Deploy some nodes"),
     Nodes = rt:build_cluster(4, [], [
                                      {riak_core, [{default_bucket_props,
-                                                   [{n_val, 2}]}]}]),
+                                                   [
+                                                       {n_val, 2},
+                                                       {allow_mult, true},
+                                                       {dvv_enabled, true}
+                                                   ]}]}]),
     Node = hd(Nodes),
 
     RMD = riak_test_runner:metadata(),
diff --git a/tests/http_security.erl b/tests/http_security.erl
index 8bf09ddb6..fac70e329 100644
--- a/tests/http_security.erl
+++ b/tests/http_security.erl
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ confirm() ->
     PrivDir = rt:priv_dir(),
     Conf = [
             {riak_core, [
-                    {default_bucket_props, [{allow_mult, true}]},
+                    {default_bucket_props, [{allow_mult, true}, {dvv_enabled, true}]},
                     {ssl, [
                             {certfile, filename:join([CertDir,
                                                       "site3.basho.com/cert.pem"])},
diff --git a/tests/overload.erl b/tests/overload.erl
index 54b17adcd..819f029a7 100644
--- a/tests/overload.erl
+++ b/tests/overload.erl
@@ -59,7 +59,12 @@ default_config(#config{
     fsm_limit = FsmLimit
 }) ->
     [{riak_core, [{ring_creation_size, 8},
-        {default_bucket_props, [{n_val, 5}]},
+        {default_bucket_props,
+            [
+                {n_val, 5},
+                {allow_mult, true},
+                {dvv_enabled, true}
+            ]},
         {vnode_management_timer, 1000},
         {enable_health_checks, false},
         {enable_consensus, true},
diff --git a/tests/pb_security.erl b/tests/pb_security.erl
index 3b06d1d7a..00d1bac96 100644
--- a/tests/pb_security.erl
+++ b/tests/pb_security.erl
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ confirm() ->
     PrivDir = rt:priv_dir(),
     Conf = [
             {riak_core, [
-                {default_bucket_props, [{allow_mult, true}]},
+                {default_bucket_props, [{allow_mult, true}, {dvv_enabled, true}]},
                 {ssl, [
                     {certfile, filename:join([CertDir,"site3.basho.com/cert.pem"])},
                     {keyfile, filename:join([CertDir, "site3.basho.com/key.pem"])},
diff --git a/tests/proxy_overload_recovery.erl b/tests/proxy_overload_recovery.erl
index 111320422..400d21ea0 100644
--- a/tests/proxy_overload_recovery.erl
+++ b/tests/proxy_overload_recovery.erl
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@
 %% cleared and the model is reset.  The main goal is to advance the proxy
 %% into interesting new states.
 %%
-%% This test can be run outside of riak_test while working on it. 
+%% This test can be run outside of riak_test while working on it.
 %% Symlink the source into a release build and run
-%%   c(proxy_overload_recovery). 
+%%   c(proxy_overload_recovery).
 %%   proxy_overload_recovery:run(300). % Run for 5 mins
 %%
 %% On failure you can re-run counter examples *and* print out the internal
 %% state with the run.
-%%   proxy_overload_recovery:check(). 
+%%   proxy_overload_recovery:check().
 %%
 %% TODO/Questions:
 %% 1) Is there a better way to do the initialization step?
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ prop_proxy_recovery() ->
                                           [catch msgq_len(VPid)])
                        end
                    end,
-                   measure(duration, Msecs, 
+                   measure(duration, Msecs,
                    aggregate(with_title("Commands"), command_names(Cmds),
                              pretty_commands(?MODULE, Cmds, {H, S, Res},
                                              Res == ok))))
@@ -173,13 +173,13 @@ precondition_common(#tstate{rt = undefined}, {call, _M, F, _A}) ->
 precondition_common(_, {call, _M, F, _A}) ->
     F /= prepare.
 
-%% %% Make sure we're still running what we think we're running - uncomment 
+%% %% Make sure we're still running what we think we're running - uncomment
 %% %% if having process death issues
 %% invariant(#tstate{rt = undefined}) ->
 %%     true;
 %% invariant(#tstate{rt = #rt{id = Index, ppid = PPid, vpid = VPid}}) ->
 %%     RegName = riak_core_vnode_proxy:reg_name(riak_kv_vnode, Index),
-%%     PPid = whereis(RegName), % Check process we think it is.    
+%%     PPid = whereis(RegName), % Check process we think it is.
 %%     true = is_process_alive(PPid),
 %%     true = is_process_alive(VPid),
 %%     true.
@@ -208,13 +208,14 @@ prepare(ThresholdSeed) ->
     {ok, VPid0} = riak_core_vnode_manager:get_vnode_pid(Id, riak_kv_vnode),
     sys:resume(VPid0),
     ok = supervisor:terminate_child(riak_core_vnode_sup, VPid0),
-    false = is_process_alive(VPid0),
 
     %% Reset the proxy pid to make sure it resets state and picks up the new
     %% environment variables
     ok = supervisor:terminate_child(riak_core_vnode_proxy_sup, {riak_kv_vnode, Id}),
     RegName = riak_core_vnode_proxy:reg_name(riak_kv_vnode, Index),
     undefined = whereis(RegName),
+    VPid1 = wait_for_vnode_change(VPid0, Index),
+
     {ok, PPid} = supervisor:restart_child(riak_core_vnode_proxy_sup, {riak_kv_vnode, Id}),
 
     %% Find the proxy pid and check it's alive and matches the supervisor
@@ -225,6 +226,7 @@ prepare(ThresholdSeed) ->
     %% and return the Pid so we know we have the same Pid.
     {ok, VPid} = riak_core_vnode_proxy:command_return_vnode(
                    {riak_kv_vnode,Index,node()}, timeout),
+    ?assertEqual(VPid, VPid1),
 
     true = is_process_alive(PPid),
     true = is_process_alive(VPid),
@@ -264,14 +266,14 @@ resume_args(#tstate{rt = RT}) ->
 resume(#rt{ppid = PPid, vpid = VPid}) ->
     sys:resume(VPid),
     %% Use the sys:get_status call to force a synchronous call
-    %% against the vnode proxy to ensure all messages sent by
+    %% against the vnode & the  proxy to ensure all messages sent by
     %% this process have been serviced and there are no pending
     %% 'ping's in the vnode before we continue.
     %% Then drain the vnode to make sure any pending pongs have
-    %% been sent.
-    ok = drain(VPid),
+    %% been sent, and ensure the proxy has
+    _ = sys:get_status(PPid),
     _ = sys:get_status(VPid),
-    _ = sys:get_status(PPid).
+    ok = drain([VPid, PPid]).
 
 resume_next(S, _V, _A) ->
     S#tstate{vnode_running = true, proxy_msgs = 0, direct_msgs = 0}.
@@ -324,28 +326,28 @@ overloaded_args(#tstate{vnode_running = Running, rt = RT}) ->
 overloaded(Running, #rt{ppid = PPid, vpid = VPid}) ->
     case Running of
         true ->
-            ok = drain(PPid), % make sure all proxy msgs processed/dropped
-            ok = drain(VPid); % make sure any pending ping/pongs are processed
+            ok = drain([PPid, VPid]);
         _ ->
             ok
     end,
-    {riak_core_vnode_proxy:overloaded(PPid),
-     msgq_len(VPid), % just for debug so we can review in log output
-     sys:get_status(PPid)}. % ditto
+    {messages, PMsgs} = process_info(PPid, messages),
+    {messages, VMsgs} = process_info(VPid, messages),
+    Overloaded = riak_core_vnode_proxy:overloaded(PPid),
+    {Overloaded, {VMsgs, PMsgs}, sys:get_status(PPid)}.
 
 overloaded_post(#tstate{threshold = undefined}, _A,
-                {R, _VnodeQ, _ProxyStatus}) ->
+                {R, _Messages, _ProxyStatus}) ->
     %% If there are no thresholds there should never be an overload
     eq(R, false);
 overloaded_post(#tstate{vnode_running = true}, _A,
-                {R, _VnodeQ = 0, _ProxyStatus}) ->
+                {R, _Messages, _ProxyStatus}) ->
     %% If the vnode is running, we have cleared queues so
     %% should not be in overload.
     eq(R, false);
 overloaded_post(#tstate{vnode_running = false,
                         proxy_msgs = ProxyMsgs,
                         threshold = Threshold}, _A,
-                {ResultOverload, _VnodeQ, _ProxyStatus}) ->
+                {ResultOverload, _Messages, _ProxyStatus}) ->
     %% Either
     %%   mailbox is completely an estimate based on proxy msgs
     %%   or mailbox is a check + estimate since
@@ -392,16 +394,33 @@ prep_env(Var, Val) ->
 %% Wait until all messages are drained by the Pid. No guarantees
 %% about future messages being sent, or that responses for the
 %% last message consumed have been transmitted.
-%%
-drain(Pid) ->
-    case erlang:process_info(Pid, message_queue_len) of
-        {message_queue_len, 0} ->
+%% NOTE: The "drain 3 times in a row" was determined empirically,
+%% and may not be sufficient (2 was not). Given time constraints,
+%% living with it for now. If this fails, we should really add some
+%% tracing code around the send of messages to Vnode and Proxy to
+%% determine where extra messages are coming from rather than just
+%% make this "try 4 times"
+%%
+drain(Pid) when is_pid(Pid) ->
+    drain([Pid], {-1, -1});
+
+drain(Pids) when is_list(Pids) ->
+    drain(Pids, {-1, -1}).
+drain(Pids, {PrevPrev, Prev}) ->
+    _ = [sys:suspend(Pid) || Pid <- Pids],
+    Len = lists:foldl(fun(Pid, Acc0) ->
+            {message_queue_len, Len} = erlang:process_info(Pid, message_queue_len),
+            Acc0 + Len
+            end, 0, Pids),
+    _ = [sys:resume(Pid) || Pid <- Pids],
+    case {PrevPrev, Prev, Len} of
+        {0, 0, 0} ->
             ok;
-        {message_queue_len, L} when L > 0 ->
-            timer:sleep(1), % give it a millisecond to drain
-            drain(Pid);
-        ER ->
-            ER
+        _ ->
+            %% Attempt to ensure something else is scheduled before we try to drain again
+            erlang:yield(),
+            timer:sleep(1),
+            drain(Pids, {Prev, Len})
     end.
 
 %% Return the length of the message queue (or crash if proc dead)
@@ -448,6 +467,17 @@ add_eqc_apps(Nodes) ->
      end || App <- Apps, Node <- Nodes],
     ok.
 
+
+wait_for_vnode_change(VPid0, Index) ->
+    {ok, VPid1} = riak_core_vnode_manager:get_vnode_pid(Index, riak_kv_vnode),
+    case VPid1 of
+        VPid0 ->
+            timer:sleep(1),
+            wait_for_vnode_change(VPid0, Index);
+        _ ->
+            VPid1
+    end.
+
 -else.  %% no EQC
 
 -export([confirm/0]).
diff --git a/tests/repl_aae_fullsync.erl b/tests/repl_aae_fullsync.erl
index a04e86012..41397831b 100644
--- a/tests/repl_aae_fullsync.erl
+++ b/tests/repl_aae_fullsync.erl
@@ -16,7 +16,12 @@
         {riak_core,
             [
              {ring_creation_size, 8},
-             {default_bucket_props, [{n_val, 1}]}
+             {default_bucket_props,
+                 [
+                     {n_val, 1},
+                     {allow_mult, true},
+                     {dvv_enabled, true}
+                 ]}
             ]
         },
         {riak_kv,
@@ -46,6 +51,8 @@ confirm() ->
     pass.
 
 simple_test() ->
+    lager:info("Starting simple_test"),
+
     %% Deploy 6 nodes.
     Nodes = rt:deploy_nodes(6, ?CONF(5), [riak_kv, riak_repl]),
 
@@ -118,6 +125,8 @@ simple_test() ->
     pass.
 
 dual_test() ->
+    lager:info("Starting dual_test"),
+
     %% Deploy 6 nodes.
     Nodes = rt:deploy_nodes(6, ?CONF(infinity), [riak_kv, riak_repl]),
 
@@ -218,6 +227,8 @@ dual_test() ->
     pass.
 
 bidirectional_test() ->
+    lager:info("Starting bidirectional_test"),
+
     %% Deploy 6 nodes.
     Nodes = rt:deploy_nodes(6, ?CONF(5), [riak_kv, riak_repl]),
 
@@ -301,6 +312,8 @@ bidirectional_test() ->
     pass.
 
 difference_test() ->
+    lager:info("Starting difference_test"),
+
     %% Deploy 6 nodes.
     Nodes = rt:deploy_nodes(6, ?CONF(5), [riak_kv, riak_repl]),
 
@@ -393,6 +406,8 @@ difference_test() ->
     pass.
 
 deadlock_test() ->
+    lager:info("Starting deadlock_test"),
+
     %% Deploy 6 nodes.
     Nodes = rt:deploy_nodes(6, ?CONF(5), [riak_kv, riak_repl]),
 
diff --git a/tests/repl_aae_fullsync_custom_n.erl b/tests/repl_aae_fullsync_custom_n.erl
index a8294bcd2..715510b03 100644
--- a/tests/repl_aae_fullsync_custom_n.erl
+++ b/tests/repl_aae_fullsync_custom_n.erl
@@ -22,7 +22,12 @@ confirm() ->
             {riak_core,
                 [
                  {ring_creation_size, 8},
-                 {default_bucket_props, [{n_val, 1}]}
+                 {default_bucket_props,
+                     [
+                         {n_val, 1},
+                         {allow_mult, true},
+                         {dvv_enabled, true}
+                     ]}
                 ]
             },
             {riak_kv,
diff --git a/tests/repl_cancel_fullsync.erl b/tests/repl_cancel_fullsync.erl
index 03c69b9ef..bcbea39ef 100644
--- a/tests/repl_cancel_fullsync.erl
+++ b/tests/repl_cancel_fullsync.erl
@@ -11,7 +11,12 @@
         {riak_core,
             [
              {ring_creation_size, 8},
-             {default_bucket_props, [{n_val, 1}]}
+             {default_bucket_props,
+                 [
+                     {n_val, 1},
+                     {allow_mult, true},
+                     {dvv_enabled, true}
+                 ]}
             ]
         },
         {riak_kv,
diff --git a/tests/repl_location_failures.erl b/tests/repl_location_failures.erl
index cb74985f5..6151a4546 100644
--- a/tests/repl_location_failures.erl
+++ b/tests/repl_location_failures.erl
@@ -13,7 +13,12 @@
         {riak_core,
             [
              {ring_creation_size, 8},
-             {default_bucket_props, [{n_val, 1}]}
+             {default_bucket_props,
+                 [
+                     {n_val, 1},
+                     {allow_mult, true},
+                     {dvv_enabled, true}
+                 ]}
             ]
         },
         {riak_kv,
diff --git a/tests/replication_object_reformat.erl b/tests/replication_object_reformat.erl
index cb1cf6851..4112d9a57 100644
--- a/tests/replication_object_reformat.erl
+++ b/tests/replication_object_reformat.erl
@@ -11,7 +11,12 @@
         {riak_core,
             [
              {ring_creation_size, 8},
-             {default_bucket_props, [{n_val, ?N}]}
+             {default_bucket_props,
+                 [
+                     {n_val, ?N},
+                     {allow_mult, true},
+                     {dvv_enabled, true}
+                 ]}
             ]
         },
         {riak_kv,
diff --git a/tests/verify_counter_repl.erl b/tests/verify_counter_repl.erl
index 79a107b37..7e1a282ca 100644
--- a/tests/verify_counter_repl.erl
+++ b/tests/verify_counter_repl.erl
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ confirm() ->
 make_clusters() ->
     Conf = [{riak_repl, [{fullsync_on_connect, false},
                          {fullsync_interval, disabled}]},
-           {riak_core, [{default_bucket_props, [{allow_mult, true}]}]}],
+           {riak_core, [{default_bucket_props, [{allow_mult, true}, {dvv_enabled, true}]}]}],
     Nodes = rt:deploy_nodes(6, Conf, [riak_kv, riak_repl]),
     {ClusterA, ClusterB} = lists:split(3, Nodes),
     A = make_cluster(ClusterA, "A"),
diff --git a/tests/verify_handoff_write_once.erl b/tests/verify_handoff_write_once.erl
index 9753946ed..1e311577b 100644
--- a/tests/verify_handoff_write_once.erl
+++ b/tests/verify_handoff_write_once.erl
@@ -60,7 +60,12 @@ confirm() ->
 
 create_config(Backend) ->
     [{riak_core, [
-        {default_bucket_props, [{n_val, 1}]},
+        {default_bucket_props,
+            [
+                {n_val, 1},
+                {allow_mult, true},
+                {dvv_enabled, true}
+            ]},
         {ring_creation_size, 8},
         {handoff_acksync_threshold, 20},
         {handoff_concurrency, 4},
diff --git a/tests/verify_write_once.erl b/tests/verify_write_once.erl
index 02fcf41d4..71b7bcccf 100644
--- a/tests/verify_write_once.erl
+++ b/tests/verify_write_once.erl
@@ -304,7 +304,12 @@ config(RingSize, NVal) ->
 config(RingSize, NVal, Backend) ->
     [
         {riak_core, [
-            {default_bucket_props, [{n_val, NVal}]},
+            {default_bucket_props,
+                [
+                    {n_val, NVal},
+                    {allow_mult, true},
+                    {dvv_enabled, true}
+                ]},
             {vnode_management_timer, 1000},
             {ring_creation_size, RingSize}]
         },
diff --git a/tests/yz_default_bucket_type_upgrade.erl b/tests/yz_default_bucket_type_upgrade.erl
index f3d94e849..b61b4353c 100644
--- a/tests/yz_default_bucket_type_upgrade.erl
+++ b/tests/yz_default_bucket_type_upgrade.erl
@@ -38,7 +38,12 @@
         [{riak_core,
           [
            {ring_creation_size, 16},
-           {default_bucket_props, [{n_val, ?N}]},
+           {default_bucket_props,
+               [
+                   {n_val, ?N},
+                   {allow_mult, true},
+                   {dvv_enabled, true}
+               ]},
            {anti_entropy_build_limit, {100, 1000}},
            {anti_entropy_concurrency, 8}
           ]},