diff --git a/src/test/regress/pg_regress_multi.pl b/src/test/regress/pg_regress_multi.pl
index adcb431e13d..b9ed5d03e46 100755
--- a/src/test/regress/pg_regress_multi.pl
+++ b/src/test/regress/pg_regress_multi.pl
@@ -511,6 +511,9 @@ sub generate_hba
 
     # we disable some restrictions for local objects like local views to not break postgres vanilla test behaviour.
     push(@pgOptions, "citus.enforce_object_restrictions_for_local_objects=false");
+
+    # we disable metadata synchronization to enable postgres vanilla DDL tests to pass.
+    push(@pgOptions, "citus.enable_metadata_sync=false");
 }
 
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