diff --git a/src/tests/ftest/server/metadata_svc_ops.yaml b/src/tests/ftest/server/metadata_svc_ops.yaml
index 55da3da4cf3..2ad5a36d689 100644
--- a/src/tests/ftest/server/metadata_svc_ops.yaml
+++ b/src/tests/ftest/server/metadata_svc_ops.yaml
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ pool:
 #   properties: svc_ops_entry_age:150
 #   properties: svc_ops_entry_age:300
 #   properties: svc_ops_entry_age:600
+container:
+  control_method: API
+  silent: true
 metadata:
   number_thread: 1
   workload_test_cycles: 5000