diff --git a/test/nvme/aer/aer.c b/test/nvme/aer/aer.c
index d0ea4e4e3..66708bfd8 100644
--- a/test/nvme/aer/aer.c
+++ b/test/nvme/aer/aer.c
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ usage(const char *program_name)
 	printf("%s [options]", program_name);
 	printf("\n");
 	printf("options:\n");
+	printf(" -g         use single file descriptor for DPDK memory segments]\n");
 	printf(" -T         enable temperature tests\n");
 	printf(" -n         expected Namespace attribute notice ID\n");
 	printf(" -t <file>  touch specified file when ready to receive AER\n");
@@ -257,7 +258,7 @@ usage(const char *program_name)
 }
 
 static int
-parse_args(int argc, char **argv)
+parse_args(int argc, char **argv, struct spdk_env_opts *env_opts)
 {
 	int op, rc;
 	long int val;
@@ -265,7 +266,7 @@ parse_args(int argc, char **argv)
 	spdk_nvme_trid_populate_transport(&g_trid, SPDK_NVME_TRANSPORT_PCIE);
 	snprintf(g_trid.subnqn, sizeof(g_trid.subnqn), "%s", SPDK_NVMF_DISCOVERY_NQN);
 
-	while ((op = getopt(argc, argv, "n:r:t:HL:T")) != -1) {
+	while ((op = getopt(argc, argv, "n:gr:t:HL:T")) != -1) {
 		switch (op) {
 		case 'n':
 			val = spdk_strtol(optarg, 10);
@@ -275,6 +276,9 @@ parse_args(int argc, char **argv)
 			}
 			g_expected_ns_test = (uint32_t)val;
 			break;
+		case 'g':
+			env_opts->hugepage_single_segments = true;
+			break;
 		case 'r':
 			if (spdk_nvme_transport_id_parse(&g_trid, optarg) != 0) {
 				fprintf(stderr, "Error parsing transport address\n");
@@ -476,7 +480,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	int			rc;
 	struct spdk_nvme_detach_ctx *detach_ctx = NULL;
 
-	rc = parse_args(argc, argv);
+	rc = parse_args(argc, argv, &opts);
 	if (rc != 0) {
 		return rc;
 	}
diff --git a/test/nvmf/target/nvmf_vfio_user.sh b/test/nvmf/target/nvmf_vfio_user.sh
index cefa84dad..a587d2ac2 100755
--- a/test/nvmf/target/nvmf_vfio_user.sh
+++ b/test/nvmf/target/nvmf_vfio_user.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,33 @@ rpc_py="$rootdir/scripts/rpc.py"
 
 export TEST_TRANSPORT=VFIOUSER
 
+function aer_vfio_user() {
+
+	local traddr=$1
+	local subnqn=$2
+	local malloc_num=Malloc$(($3 + NUM_DEVICES))
+	$rpc_py nvmf_get_subsystems
+
+	AER_TOUCH_FILE=/tmp/aer_touch_file
+
+	# Namespace Attribute Notice Tests
+	$rootdir/test/nvme/aer/aer -r "\
+		trtype:$TEST_TRANSPORT \
+		traddr:$traddr \
+		subnqn:$subnqn" -n $NUM_DEVICES -g -t $AER_TOUCH_FILE &
+	aerpid=$!
+
+	# Waiting for aer start to work
+	waitforfile $AER_TOUCH_FILE
+	rm -f $AER_TOUCH_FILE
+	# Add a new namespace
+	$rpc_py bdev_malloc_create $MALLOC_BDEV_SIZE $MALLOC_BLOCK_SIZE --name $malloc_num
+	$rpc_py nvmf_subsystem_add_ns $subnqn $malloc_num -n $NUM_DEVICES
+	$rpc_py nvmf_get_subsystems
+
+	wait $aerpid
+}
+
 rm -rf /var/run/vfio-user
 
 # Start the target
@@ -58,6 +85,8 @@ for i in $(seq 1 $NUM_DEVICES); do
 	sleep 1
 	$nvmeappdir/overhead/overhead -s 4096 -t 1 -H -g -d 256 -r "trtype:$TEST_TRANSPORT traddr:$test_traddr subnqn:$test_subnqn"
 	sleep 1
+	aer_vfio_user $test_traddr $test_subnqn $i
+	sleep 1
 done
 
 killprocess $nvmfpid