diff --git a/test/functional/tests/example/example_test.py b/test/functional/tests/example/example_test.py
index b747ffb..75c5023 100644
--- a/test/functional/tests/example/example_test.py
+++ b/test/functional/tests/example/example_test.py
@@ -199,12 +199,12 @@ def test_drbd_example():
 
     with TestRun.use_dut(dut1), TestRun.step(f"Create a DRBD instance on {dut1}"):
         primary = Drbd(caches)
-        primary.create_metadata()
+        primary.create_metadata(force=True)
         primary.up()
 
     with TestRun.use_dut(dut2), TestRun.step(f"Create a DRBD instance on {dut2}"):
         secondary = Drbd(caches)
-        secondary.create_metadata()
+        secondary.create_metadata(force=True)
         secondary.up()
 
     with TestRun.use_dut(dut1), TestRun.step(f"Set {dut1} as primary node"):
diff --git a/test/functional/tests/failover_standby/test_failover_multihost.py b/test/functional/tests/failover_standby/test_failover_multihost.py
index 5a478d6..fd01db5 100644
--- a/test/functional/tests/failover_standby/test_failover_multihost.py
+++ b/test/functional/tests/failover_standby/test_failover_multihost.py
@@ -114,12 +114,12 @@ def test_functional_activate_twice_round_trip(filesystem):
         with TestRun.use_dut(dut), TestRun.step(f"Create DRBD instances on {dut.ip}"):
             caches_original_resource.save()
             dut.cache_drbd = Drbd(caches_original_resource)
-            dut.cache_drbd.create_metadata()
+            dut.cache_drbd.create_metadata(force=True)
             dut.cache_drbd_dev = dut.cache_drbd.up()
 
             cores_resource.save()
             dut.core_drbd = Drbd(cores_resource)
-            dut.core_drbd.create_metadata()
+            dut.core_drbd.create_metadata(force=True)
             dut.core_drbd_dev = dut.core_drbd.up()
 
     with TestRun.use_dut(primary_node), TestRun.step(
@@ -284,12 +284,12 @@ def test_functional_activate_twice_new_host(filesystem):
         with TestRun.use_dut(dut), TestRun.step(f"Create DRBD instances on {dut.ip}"):
             caches_original_resource.save()
             dut.cache_drbd = Drbd(caches_original_resource)
-            dut.cache_drbd.create_metadata()
+            dut.cache_drbd.create_metadata(force=True)
             dut.cache_drbd_dev = dut.cache_drbd.up()
 
             cores_resource.save()
             dut.core_drbd = Drbd(cores_resource)
-            dut.core_drbd.create_metadata()
+            dut.core_drbd.create_metadata(force=True)
             dut.core_drbd_dev = dut.core_drbd.up()
 
     with TestRun.use_dut(primary_node), TestRun.step(
@@ -556,6 +556,6 @@ def new_failover_instance(new_secondary_node, drbd_resource, *, autoload):
     ):
         drbd_resource.save()
         if not autoload:
-            new_secondary_node.cache_drbd.create_metadata()
+            new_secondary_node.cache_drbd.create_metadata(force=True)
         new_secondary_node.cache_drbd = Drbd(drbd_resource)
         new_secondary_node.cache_drbd_dev = new_secondary_node.cache_drbd.up()