diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/integration/RollingBounceTest.scala b/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/integration/RollingBounceTest.scala
index 4d27e41..f74e716 100644
--- a/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/integration/RollingBounceTest.scala
+++ b/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/integration/RollingBounceTest.scala
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ class RollingBounceTest extends JUnit3Suite with ZooKeeperTestHarness {
   val configProps2 = TestUtils.createBrokerConfig(brokerId2, port2)
   val configProps3 = TestUtils.createBrokerConfig(brokerId3, port3)
   val configProps4 = TestUtils.createBrokerConfig(brokerId4, port4)
-  configProps4.put("controlled.shutdown.retry.backoff.ms", "100")
 
   var servers: Seq[KafkaServer] = Seq.empty[KafkaServer]
 
diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/utils/TestUtils.scala b/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/utils/TestUtils.scala
index 1682a77..bb4daad 100644
--- a/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/utils/TestUtils.scala
+++ b/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/utils/TestUtils.scala
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ object TestUtils extends Logging {
     props.put("controller.socket.timeout.ms", "1500")
     props.put("controlled.shutdown.enable", enableControlledShutdown.toString)
     props.put("delete.topic.enable", enableDeleteTopic.toString)
+    props.put("controlled.shutdown.retry.backoff.ms", "100")
     props
   }