diff --git a/asterix-app/scripts/asterix/test.properties b/asterix-app/scripts/asterix/test.properties
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+MetadataNode=nc1
+NewUniverse=true
+nc1.stores=/tmp/nc1data/
+nc2.stores=/tmp/nc2data/
+nc3.stores=/tmp/nc3data/
+nc4.stores=/tmp/nc4data/
+nc5.stores=/tmp/nc5data/