diff --git a/smoketest/compose/s3-seaweed.yml b/smoketest/compose/s3-seaweed.yml
index 1f9c6bb35..9bc66269f 100644
--- a/smoketest/compose/s3-seaweed.yml
+++ b/smoketest/compose/s3-seaweed.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ services:
     image: ${SEAWEEDFS_IMAGE:-quay.io/cryostat/cryostat-storage:latest}
     hostname: s3
     environment:
+      CRYOSTAT_BUCKETS: archivedrecordings,archivedreports
       CRYOSTAT_ACCESS_KEY: access_key
       CRYOSTAT_SECRET_KEY: secret_key
       DATA_DIR: /data