diff --git a/test/cluster/mv/tablets/test_mv_tablets_empty_ip.py b/test/cluster/mv/tablets/test_mv_tablets_empty_ip.py
index 47de0c474c..6e4d007008 100644
--- a/test/cluster/mv/tablets/test_mv_tablets_empty_ip.py
+++ b/test/cluster/mv/tablets/test_mv_tablets_empty_ip.py
@@ -30,7 +30,12 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 @skip_mode('release', 'error injections are not supported in release mode')
 async def test_mv_tablets_empty_ip(manager: ManagerClient):
     cfg = {'tablets_mode_for_new_keyspaces': 'enabled'}
-    servers = await manager.servers_add(4, config = cfg)
+    servers = await manager.servers_add(4, config = cfg, property_file=[
+        {"dc": "dc1", "rack": "r1"},
+        {"dc": "dc1", "rack": "r1"},
+        {"dc": "dc1", "rack": "r2"},
+        {"dc": "dc1", "rack": "r3"}
+    ])
 
     cql = manager.get_cql()
     async with new_test_keyspace(manager, "WITH replication = {'class': 'NetworkTopologyStrategy', 'replication_factor': 3}") as ks:
@@ -62,11 +67,13 @@ async def test_mv_tablets_empty_ip(manager: ManagerClient):
         tasks = [asyncio.create_task(do_writes(i)) for i in range(concurrency)]
 
         logger.info("Stopping the last node")
-        await manager.server_stop_gracefully(servers[-1].server_id)
-        replace_cfg = ReplaceConfig(replaced_id = servers[-1].server_id, reuse_ip_addr = False, use_host_id = True)
+        replaced_node = servers[-1]
+        await manager.server_stop_gracefully(replaced_node.server_id)
+        replace_cfg = ReplaceConfig(replaced_id = replaced_node.server_id, reuse_ip_addr = False, use_host_id = True)
 
         logger.info("Replacing the last node")
-        await manager.server_add(replace_cfg=replace_cfg, config = cfg)
+        await manager.server_add(replace_cfg=replace_cfg, config = cfg,
+                                 property_file={"dc": replaced_node.datacenter, "rack": replaced_node.rack})
 
         logger.info("Stopping writes")
         stop_event.set()
diff --git a/test/cluster/mv/tablets/test_mv_tablets_replace.py b/test/cluster/mv/tablets/test_mv_tablets_replace.py
index c2f6a08e6a..b6490641d8 100644
--- a/test/cluster/mv/tablets/test_mv_tablets_replace.py
+++ b/test/cluster/mv/tablets/test_mv_tablets_replace.py
@@ -33,7 +33,12 @@ async def test_tablet_mv_replica_pairing_during_replace(manager: ManagerClient):
     the pairing would be shifted during replace.
     """
 
-    servers = await manager.servers_add(4)
+    servers = await manager.servers_add(4, property_file=[
+        {"dc": "dc1", "rack": "r1"},
+        {"dc": "dc1", "rack": "r1"},
+        {"dc": "dc1", "rack": "r2"},
+        {"dc": "dc1", "rack": "r2"}
+    ])
     cql = manager.get_cql()
     async with new_test_keyspace(manager, "WITH replication = {'class': 'NetworkTopologyStrategy', 'replication_factor': 2} AND tablets = {'initial': 1}") as ks:
         await cql.run_async(f"CREATE TABLE {ks}.test (pk int PRIMARY KEY, c int)")
@@ -62,7 +67,10 @@ async def test_tablet_mv_replica_pairing_during_replace(manager: ManagerClient):
 
         logger.info('Replacing the node')
         replace_cfg = ReplaceConfig(replaced_id = server_to_replace.server_id, reuse_ip_addr = False, use_host_id = True)
-        replace_task = asyncio.create_task(manager.server_add(replace_cfg))
+        replace_task = asyncio.create_task(manager.server_add(replace_cfg, property_file={
+            "dc": server_to_replace.datacenter,
+            "rack": server_to_replace.rack
+        }))
 
         await coord_log.wait_for('tablet_transition_updates: waiting', from_mark=coord_mark)
 
diff --git a/test/cluster/mv/test_mv_admission_control.py b/test/cluster/mv/test_mv_admission_control.py
index 80a7c7b0ad..39d65d3906 100644
--- a/test/cluster/mv/test_mv_admission_control.py
+++ b/test/cluster/mv/test_mv_admission_control.py
@@ -67,8 +67,10 @@ async def test_mv_admission_control_exception(manager: ManagerClient) -> None:
 @skip_mode('release', "error injections aren't enabled in release mode")
 async def test_mv_retried_writes_reach_all_replicas(manager: ManagerClient) -> None:
     node_count = 4
-    servers = await manager.servers_add(node_count - 1, config={'error_injections_at_startup': ['update_backlog_immediately'], 'tablets_mode_for_new_keyspaces': 'enabled'})
-    server = await manager.server_add(config={'error_injections_at_startup': ['view_update_limit', 'delay_before_remote_view_update', 'update_backlog_immediately'], 'tablets_mode_for_new_keyspaces': 'enabled'})
+    cfg = {'error_injections_at_startup': ['update_backlog_immediately'], 'tablets_mode_for_new_keyspaces': 'enabled'}
+    cfg_slow = {'error_injections_at_startup': ['view_update_limit', 'delay_before_remote_view_update', 'update_backlog_immediately'], 'tablets_mode_for_new_keyspaces': 'enabled'}
+    servers = await manager.servers_add(node_count - 1, config=cfg, auto_rack_dc="dc1")
+    server = await manager.server_add(config=cfg_slow, property_file={"dc": servers[0].datacenter, "rack": servers[0].rack})
 
     cql, hosts = await manager.get_ready_cql(servers)
     async with new_test_keyspace(manager, "WITH replication = {'class': 'NetworkTopologyStrategy', 'replication_factor': 3} AND tablets = {'initial': 1}") as ks:
diff --git a/test/cluster/mv/test_mv_topology_change.py b/test/cluster/mv/test_mv_topology_change.py
index bc00689c35..739042ee47 100644
--- a/test/cluster/mv/test_mv_topology_change.py
+++ b/test/cluster/mv/test_mv_topology_change.py
@@ -177,7 +177,12 @@ async def test_mv_update_on_pending_replica(manager: ManagerClient, intranode):
 # during this time.
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_mv_write_to_dead_node(manager: ManagerClient):
-    servers = await manager.servers_add(4)
+    servers = await manager.servers_add(4, property_file=[
+        {"dc": "dc1", "rack": "r1"},
+        {"dc": "dc1", "rack": "r2"},
+        {"dc": "dc1", "rack": "r3"},
+        {"dc": "dc1", "rack": "r3"}
+    ])
 
     cql = manager.get_cql()
     async with new_test_keyspace(manager, "WITH replication = {'class': 'NetworkTopologyStrategy', 'replication_factor': 3}") as ks: