diff --git a/configure.py b/configure.py
index 201599d992..35b8828fa8 100755
--- a/configure.py
+++ b/configure.py
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ modes = {
         'stack-usage-threshold': 1024*13,
     },
     'dev': {
-        'cxxflags': '-O1 -DSEASTAR_ENABLE_ALLOC_FAILURE_INJECTION -DSCYLLA_ENABLE_ERROR_INJECTION',
+        'cxxflags': '-O1 -DDEVEL -DSEASTAR_ENABLE_ALLOC_FAILURE_INJECTION -DSCYLLA_ENABLE_ERROR_INJECTION',
         'cxx_ld_flags': '',
         'stack-usage-threshold': 1024*21,
     },
diff --git a/test/boost/multishard_mutation_query_test.cc b/test/boost/multishard_mutation_query_test.cc
index 80410a558e..ddbb30076d 100644
--- a/test/boost/multishard_mutation_query_test.cc
+++ b/test/boost/multishard_mutation_query_test.cc
@@ -963,8 +963,10 @@ SEASTAR_THREAD_TEST_CASE(fuzzy_test) {
 
         auto pop_desc = create_fuzzy_test_table(env, rnd_engine);
 
-#ifdef DEBUG
+#if defined DEBUG
         auto cfg = fuzzy_test_config{seed, std::chrono::seconds{8}, 1, 1};
+#elif defined DEVEL
+        auto cfg = fuzzy_test_config{seed, std::chrono::seconds{2}, 8, 4};
 #else
         auto cfg = fuzzy_test_config{seed, std::chrono::seconds{2}, 16, 256};
 #endif