diff --git a/internal/tests/cli/test.sh b/internal/tests/cli/test.sh
index 8d85d65ceb..d2038caebc 100755
--- a/internal/tests/cli/test.sh
+++ b/internal/tests/cli/test.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ which bats     || die "missing bats"
 which nc       || die "missing nc"
 
 echo "starting boundary dev in background"
-boundary dev &>/dev/null &
+boundary dev --create-loopback-plugin &>/dev/null &
 boundary_pid=$!
 
 function cleanup {