diff --git a/systemtest/src/test/java/io/strimzi/systemtest/operators/MultipleClusterOperatorsST.java b/systemtest/src/test/java/io/strimzi/systemtest/operators/MultipleClusterOperatorsST.java
index 2b52db1243..4a7572093e 100644
--- a/systemtest/src/test/java/io/strimzi/systemtest/operators/MultipleClusterOperatorsST.java
+++ b/systemtest/src/test/java/io/strimzi/systemtest/operators/MultipleClusterOperatorsST.java
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ void testKafkaCCAndRebalanceWithMultipleCOs() {
                 KafkaNodePoolTemplates.controllerPool(testStorage.getNamespaceName(), testStorage.getControllerPoolName(), testStorage.getClusterName(), 3).build()
             )
         );
-        resourceManager.createResourceWithWait(KafkaTemplates.kafkaWithCruiseControl(testStorage.getClusterName(), 3, 3)
+        resourceManager.createResourceWithWait(KafkaTemplates.kafkaWithCruiseControlTunedForFastModelGeneration(testStorage.getClusterName(), 3, 3)
             .editOrNewMetadata()
                 .addToLabels(FIRST_CO_SELECTOR)
                 .withNamespace(testStorage.getNamespaceName())