diff --git a/test/nvmf/target/connect_disconnect.sh b/test/nvmf/target/connect_disconnect.sh
index bc3fd9c76..14474e8a3 100755
--- a/test/nvmf/target/connect_disconnect.sh
+++ b/test/nvmf/target/connect_disconnect.sh
@@ -26,13 +26,14 @@ $rpc_py nvmf_subsystem_add_listener nqn.2016-06.io.spdk:cnode1 -t $TEST_TRANSPOR
 
 if [ $RUN_NIGHTLY -eq 1 ]; then
 	num_iterations=200
+	IO_QUEUES="-i 8"
 else
 	num_iterations=10
 fi
 
 set +x
 for i in $(seq 1 $num_iterations); do
-	nvme connect -t $TEST_TRANSPORT -n "nqn.2016-06.io.spdk:cnode1" -a "$NVMF_FIRST_TARGET_IP" -s "$NVMF_PORT"
+	nvme connect -t $TEST_TRANSPORT -n "nqn.2016-06.io.spdk:cnode1" -a "$NVMF_FIRST_TARGET_IP" -s "$NVMF_PORT" "$IO_QUEUES"
 	waitforblk "nvme0n1"
 	nvme disconnect -n "nqn.2016-06.io.spdk:cnode1"
 	waitforblk_disconnect "nvme0n1"