diff --git a/test_runner/batch_others/test_branch_and_gc.py b/test_runner/batch_others/test_branch_and_gc.py
index b8ce63b069..901b3f3d0f 100644
--- a/test_runner/batch_others/test_branch_and_gc.py
+++ b/test_runner/batch_others/test_branch_and_gc.py
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ def test_branch_creation_before_gc(neon_simple_env: NeonEnv):
             'image_creation_threshold': '1',
 
             # set PITR interval to be small, so we can do GC
-            'pitr_interval': '1 s'
+            'pitr_interval': '0 s'
         })
 
     b0 = env.neon_cli.create_branch('b0', tenant_id=tenant)