diff --git a/pkg/cmd/roachtest/tests/lease_preferences.go b/pkg/cmd/roachtest/tests/lease_preferences.go
index 23172963321b..460d1bd801df 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/roachtest/tests/lease_preferences.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/roachtest/tests/lease_preferences.go
@@ -188,7 +188,8 @@ func runLeasePreferences(
 				// dc=2: n3 n4
 				// ...
 				// dc=N: n2N-1 n2N
-				fmt.Sprintf("--locality=region=fake-region,zone=fake-zone,dc=%d", (node-1)/2+1))
+				fmt.Sprintf("--locality=region=fake-region,zone=fake-zone,dc=%d", (node-1)/2+1),
+				"--vmodule=replica_proposal=2,replicate_queue=3,replicate=3")
 			c.Start(ctx, t.L(), opts, settings, c.Node(node))
 
 		}
@@ -223,7 +224,7 @@ func runLeasePreferences(
 	checkLeasePreferenceConformance := func(ctx context.Context) {
 		result, err := waitForLeasePreferences(
 			ctx, t, c, spec.checkNodes, spec.waitForLessPreferred, stableDuration)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, err, result)
 		require.Truef(t, !result.violating(), "violating lease preferences %s", result)
 		if spec.waitForLessPreferred {
 			require.Truef(t, !result.lessPreferred(), "less preferred preferences %s", result)