diff --git a/test/boost/schema_loader_test.cc b/test/boost/schema_loader_test.cc
index b41245c34e..8f6e1e5526 100644
--- a/test/boost/schema_loader_test.cc
+++ b/test/boost/schema_loader_test.cc
@@ -25,17 +25,23 @@
 
 SEASTAR_THREAD_TEST_CASE(test_empty) {
     db::config dbcfg;
+    dbcfg.rf_rack_valid_keyspaces(true);
+
     BOOST_REQUIRE_THROW(tools::load_schemas(dbcfg, "").get(), std::exception);
     BOOST_REQUIRE_THROW(tools::load_schemas(dbcfg, ";").get(), std::exception);
 }
 
 SEASTAR_THREAD_TEST_CASE(test_keyspace_only) {
     db::config dbcfg;
+    dbcfg.rf_rack_valid_keyspaces(true);
+
     BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(tools::load_schemas(dbcfg, "CREATE KEYSPACE ks WITH replication = {'class': 'NetworkTopologyStrategy', 'replication_factor': 1};").get().size(), 0);
 }
 
 SEASTAR_THREAD_TEST_CASE(test_single_table) {
     db::config dbcfg;
+    dbcfg.rf_rack_valid_keyspaces(true);
+
     BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(tools::load_schemas(dbcfg, "CREATE TABLE ks.cf (pk int PRIMARY KEY, v int)").get().size(), 1);
     BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(tools::load_schemas(dbcfg, "CREATE TABLE ks.cf (pk int PRIMARY KEY, v map<int, int>)").get().size(), 1);
     BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(tools::load_schemas(dbcfg, "CREATE KEYSPACE ks WITH replication = {'class': 'NetworkTopologyStrategy', 'replication_factor': 1}; CREATE TABLE ks.cf (pk int PRIMARY KEY, v int);").get().size(), 1);
@@ -43,6 +49,8 @@ SEASTAR_THREAD_TEST_CASE(test_single_table) {
 
 SEASTAR_THREAD_TEST_CASE(test_keyspace_replication_strategy) {
     db::config dbcfg;
+    dbcfg.rf_rack_valid_keyspaces(true);
+
     BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(tools::load_schemas(dbcfg, "CREATE KEYSPACE ks WITH replication = {'class': 'NetworkTopologyStrategy', 'replication_factor': 1}; CREATE TABLE ks.cf (pk int PRIMARY KEY, v int);").get().size(), 1);
     BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(tools::load_schemas(dbcfg, "CREATE KEYSPACE ks WITH replication = {'class': 'NetworkTopologyStrategy', 'replication_factor': 3}; CREATE TABLE ks.cf (pk int PRIMARY KEY, v int);").get().size(), 1);
     BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(tools::load_schemas(dbcfg, "CREATE KEYSPACE ks WITH replication = {'class': 'NetworkTopologyStrategy', 'mydc1': 1, 'mydc2': 4}; CREATE TABLE ks.cf (pk int PRIMARY KEY, v int);").get().size(), 1);
@@ -50,6 +58,8 @@ SEASTAR_THREAD_TEST_CASE(test_keyspace_replication_strategy) {
 
 SEASTAR_THREAD_TEST_CASE(test_multiple_tables) {
     db::config dbcfg;
+    dbcfg.rf_rack_valid_keyspaces(true);
+
     BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(tools::load_schemas(dbcfg, "CREATE TABLE ks.cf1 (pk int PRIMARY KEY, v int); CREATE TABLE ks.cf2 (pk int PRIMARY KEY, v int)").get().size(), 2);
     BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(tools::load_schemas(dbcfg, "CREATE TABLE ks.cf1 (pk int PRIMARY KEY, v int); CREATE TABLE ks.cf2 (pk int PRIMARY KEY, v int);").get().size(), 2);
     BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(tools::load_schemas(
@@ -70,6 +80,8 @@ SEASTAR_THREAD_TEST_CASE(test_multiple_tables) {
 
 SEASTAR_THREAD_TEST_CASE(test_udts) {
     db::config dbcfg;
+    dbcfg.rf_rack_valid_keyspaces(true);
+
     BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(tools::load_schemas(
                 dbcfg,
                 "CREATE KEYSPACE ks WITH replication = {'class': 'NetworkTopologyStrategy', 'replication_factor': 1}; "
@@ -107,6 +119,8 @@ SEASTAR_THREAD_TEST_CASE(test_udts) {
 
 SEASTAR_THREAD_TEST_CASE(test_dropped_columns) {
     db::config dbcfg;
+    dbcfg.rf_rack_valid_keyspaces(true);
+
     BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(tools::load_schemas(
                 dbcfg,
                 "CREATE TABLE ks.cf (pk int PRIMARY KEY, v1 int); "
@@ -177,6 +191,7 @@ void check_views(std::vector<schema_ptr> schemas, std::vector<view_type> views_t
 
 SEASTAR_THREAD_TEST_CASE(test_materialized_view) {
     db::config dbcfg;
+    dbcfg.rf_rack_valid_keyspaces(true);
 
     check_views(
             tools::load_schemas(
@@ -219,6 +234,7 @@ SEASTAR_THREAD_TEST_CASE(test_materialized_view) {
 
 SEASTAR_THREAD_TEST_CASE(test_index) {
     db::config dbcfg;
+    dbcfg.rf_rack_valid_keyspaces(true);
 
     check_views(
             tools::load_schemas(
@@ -269,6 +285,7 @@ SEASTAR_THREAD_TEST_CASE(test_index) {
 
 SEASTAR_THREAD_TEST_CASE(test_mv_index) {
     db::config dbcfg;
+    dbcfg.rf_rack_valid_keyspaces(true);
 
     check_views(
             tools::load_schemas(
@@ -308,6 +325,7 @@ void check_schema_columns(const schema& a, const schema& b, bool check_key_colum
 
 void check_sstable_schema(sstables::test_env& env, std::filesystem::path sst_path, const utils::chunked_vector<mutation>& mutations, bool has_scylla_metadata) {
     db::config dbcfg;
+    dbcfg.rf_rack_valid_keyspaces(true);
 
     auto schema = tools::load_schema_from_sstable(dbcfg, sst_path).get();