diff --git a/test/rebalancer/bucket_ref.result b/test/rebalancer/bucket_ref.result
index 8d36e825..ecb26d8c 100644
--- a/test/rebalancer/bucket_ref.result
+++ b/test/rebalancer/bucket_ref.result
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ util.push_rs_filters(test_run)
 _ = test_run:switch('box_1_a')
 ---
 ...
+vshard.storage.rebalancer_disable()
+---
+...
 vshard.storage.bucket_force_create(1, 100)
 ---
 - true
@@ -42,6 +45,9 @@ vshard.storage.bucket_force_create(1, 100)
 _ = test_run:switch('box_2_a')
 ---
 ...
+vshard.storage.rebalancer_disable()
+---
+...
 vshard.storage.bucket_force_create(101, 100)
 ---
 - true
@@ -290,6 +296,18 @@ vshard.storage.buckets_info(1)
 -- function taking the lock is bucket_send, so to test that a
 -- manual bucket_send is called before rebalancer.
 --
+vshard.storage.rebalancer_enable()
+---
+...
+_ = test_run:switch('box_2_a')
+---
+...
+vshard.storage.rebalancer_enable()
+---
+...
+_ = test_run:switch('box_1_a')
+---
+...
 keep_lock = true
 ---
 ...
diff --git a/test/rebalancer/bucket_ref.test.lua b/test/rebalancer/bucket_ref.test.lua
index f5796ae6..27a48dfc 100644
--- a/test/rebalancer/bucket_ref.test.lua
+++ b/test/rebalancer/bucket_ref.test.lua
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ util.push_rs_filters(test_run)
 -- allow bucket transfer or GC during a request execution.
 --
 _ = test_run:switch('box_1_a')
+vshard.storage.rebalancer_disable()
 vshard.storage.bucket_force_create(1, 100)
 _ = test_run:switch('box_2_a')
+vshard.storage.rebalancer_disable()
 vshard.storage.bucket_force_create(101, 100)
 _ = test_run:switch('box_1_a')
 
@@ -95,6 +97,10 @@ vshard.storage.buckets_info(1)
 -- function taking the lock is bucket_send, so to test that a
 -- manual bucket_send is called before rebalancer.
 --
+vshard.storage.rebalancer_enable()
+_ = test_run:switch('box_2_a')
+vshard.storage.rebalancer_enable()
+_ = test_run:switch('box_1_a')
 keep_lock = true
 send_result = nil
 -- To make first bucket_send keeping rw_lock it is necessary to