diff --git a/agent/util-scripts/gold/test-client-tool-meister/test-53.txt b/agent/util-scripts/gold/test-client-tool-meister/test-53.txt
index 05f0e7ee19..874b98c587 100644
--- a/agent/util-scripts/gold/test-client-tool-meister/test-53.txt
+++ b/agent/util-scripts/gold/test-client-tool-meister/test-53.txt
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ daemonize yes
 dir /var/tmp/pbench-test-utils/pbench/mock-run/tm
 save ""
 appendonly no
+protected-mode no
 dbfilename pbench-redis.rdb
 logfile /var/tmp/pbench-test-utils/pbench/mock-run/tm/redis.log
 loglevel notice
diff --git a/agent/util-scripts/gold/test-client-tool-meister/test-56.txt b/agent/util-scripts/gold/test-client-tool-meister/test-56.txt
index 50400a3c5c..34f50228e5 100644
--- a/agent/util-scripts/gold/test-client-tool-meister/test-56.txt
+++ b/agent/util-scripts/gold/test-client-tool-meister/test-56.txt
@@ -434,6 +434,7 @@ daemonize yes
 dir /var/tmp/pbench-test-utils/pbench/mock-run/tm
 save ""
 appendonly no
+protected-mode no
 dbfilename pbench-redis.rdb
 logfile /var/tmp/pbench-test-utils/pbench/mock-run/tm/redis.log
 loglevel notice
diff --git a/agent/util-scripts/gold/test-client-tool-meister/test-57.txt b/agent/util-scripts/gold/test-client-tool-meister/test-57.txt
index 28795b8513..4af5ea4e09 100644
--- a/agent/util-scripts/gold/test-client-tool-meister/test-57.txt
+++ b/agent/util-scripts/gold/test-client-tool-meister/test-57.txt
@@ -404,6 +404,7 @@ daemonize yes
 dir /var/tmp/pbench-test-utils/pbench/mock-run/tm
 save ""
 appendonly no
+protected-mode no
 dbfilename pbench-redis.rdb
 logfile /var/tmp/pbench-test-utils/pbench/mock-run/tm/redis.log
 loglevel notice
diff --git a/agent/util-scripts/gold/test-client-tool-meister/test-61.txt b/agent/util-scripts/gold/test-client-tool-meister/test-61.txt
index a718eafd21..8a55de3ac1 100644
--- a/agent/util-scripts/gold/test-client-tool-meister/test-61.txt
+++ b/agent/util-scripts/gold/test-client-tool-meister/test-61.txt
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ daemonize yes
 dir /var/tmp/pbench-test-utils/pbench/mock-run/tm
 save ""
 appendonly no
+protected-mode no
 dbfilename pbench-redis.rdb
 logfile /var/tmp/pbench-test-utils/pbench/mock-run/tm/redis.log
 loglevel notice
diff --git a/agent/util-scripts/gold/test-start-stop-tool-meister/test-51.txt b/agent/util-scripts/gold/test-start-stop-tool-meister/test-51.txt
index 9534eacc71..d499594e89 100644
--- a/agent/util-scripts/gold/test-start-stop-tool-meister/test-51.txt
+++ b/agent/util-scripts/gold/test-start-stop-tool-meister/test-51.txt
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ daemonize yes
 dir /var/tmp/pbench-test-utils/pbench/mock-run/tm
 save ""
 appendonly no
+protected-mode no
 dbfilename pbench-redis.rdb
 logfile /var/tmp/pbench-test-utils/pbench/mock-run/tm/redis.log
 loglevel notice
diff --git a/agent/util-scripts/gold/test-start-stop-tool-meister/test-52.txt b/agent/util-scripts/gold/test-start-stop-tool-meister/test-52.txt
index 1bf69ec45c..c1201bc643 100644
--- a/agent/util-scripts/gold/test-start-stop-tool-meister/test-52.txt
+++ b/agent/util-scripts/gold/test-start-stop-tool-meister/test-52.txt
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ daemonize yes
 dir /var/tmp/pbench-test-utils/pbench/mock-run/tm
 save ""
 appendonly no
+protected-mode no
 dbfilename pbench-redis.rdb
 logfile /var/tmp/pbench-test-utils/pbench/mock-run/tm/redis.log
 loglevel notice
diff --git a/lib/pbench/agent/tool_meister_start.py b/lib/pbench/agent/tool_meister_start.py
index 638ab8fbe6..67bc692cb3 100644
--- a/lib/pbench/agent/tool_meister_start.py
+++ b/lib/pbench/agent/tool_meister_start.py
@@ -586,6 +586,7 @@ class RedisServer(RedisServerCommon):
 dir {tm_dir}
 save ""
 appendonly no
+protected-mode no
 dbfilename pbench-redis.rdb
 logfile {tm_dir}/redis.log
 loglevel notice