diff --git a/functional-test/src/test/groovy/functional/LargeInventorySpec.groovy b/functional-test/src/test/groovy/functional/LargeInventorySpec.groovy
index e1734a9..050fd99 100644
--- a/functional-test/src/test/groovy/functional/LargeInventorySpec.groovy
+++ b/functional-test/src/test/groovy/functional/LargeInventorySpec.groovy
@@ -10,15 +10,12 @@ class LargeInventorySpec  extends BaseTestConfiguration {
 
     def setupSpec() {
         startCompose()
-        configureRundeck(PROJ_NAME)
+        configureRundeck(PROJ_NAME, "Node-0")
     }
 
     def "test large inventory"(){
         when:
 
-        //wait for node to be available
-        waitForNodes(PROJ_NAME)
-
         def result = client.apiCall {api-> api.listNodes(PROJ_NAME,".*")}
 
         then:
diff --git a/functional-test/src/test/groovy/functional/base/BaseTestConfiguration.groovy b/functional-test/src/test/groovy/functional/base/BaseTestConfiguration.groovy
index 360385f..810df54 100644
--- a/functional-test/src/test/groovy/functional/base/BaseTestConfiguration.groovy
+++ b/functional-test/src/test/groovy/functional/base/BaseTestConfiguration.groovy
@@ -140,14 +140,4 @@ class BaseTestConfiguration extends Specification{
         }
     }
 
-    void waitForNodes(String projectName){
-        def result = client.apiCall {api-> api.listNodes(projectName,".*")}
-        def count =0
-
-        while(result.size()<=1 && count<5){
-            sleep(2000)
-            result = client.apiCall {api-> api.listNodes(projectName,".*")}
-            count++
-        }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/functional-test/src/test/resources/project-import/ansible-large-inventory/rundeck-ansible-large-inventory/files/etc/project.properties b/functional-test/src/test/resources/project-import/ansible-large-inventory/rundeck-ansible-large-inventory/files/etc/project.properties
index 2e72202..7a5958b 100644
--- a/functional-test/src/test/resources/project-import/ansible-large-inventory/rundeck-ansible-large-inventory/files/etc/project.properties
+++ b/functional-test/src/test/resources/project-import/ansible-large-inventory/rundeck-ansible-large-inventory/files/etc/project.properties
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ project.later.schedule.disable=false
 project.later.schedule.enable.value=
 project.later.schedule.enable=false
 project.name=ansible-large-inventory
-project.nodeCache.enabled=true
+project.nodeCache.enabled=false
 project.nodeCache.firstLoadSynch=true
 project.output.allowUnsanitized=false
 project.retry-counter=3