diff --git a/cluster_kwargs.yaml b/cluster_kwargs.yaml
index cbae246715..b7a8d16916 100644
--- a/cluster_kwargs.yaml
+++ b/cluster_kwargs.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ default:
     spot: true
     spot_on_demand_fallback: true
     multizone: true
+    use_placement_group: true
 
 # For all tests using the small_client fixture
 small_cluster: