diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/util.py b/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/util.py
index b7e90a8a8bc..72df3ae685c 100644
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/util.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/util.py
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ def initialize_datadir(dirname, n):
         f.write("rpcpassword=rt\n");
         f.write("port="+str(p2p_port(n))+"\n");
         f.write("rpcport="+str(rpc_port(n))+"\n");
+        f.write("listenonion=0\n");
     return datadir
 
 def initialize_chain(test_dir):