diff --git a/test/conf/cassandra_pig.yaml b/test/conf/cassandra_pig.yaml
index 68615cfaa0..286434b9b5 100644
--- a/test/conf/cassandra_pig.yaml
+++ b/test/conf/cassandra_pig.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ commitlog_sync: batch
 commitlog_sync_batch_window_in_ms: 1.0
 commitlog_segment_size_in_mb: 5
 commitlog_directory: build/test/cassandra/commitlog
+hints_directory: build/test/cassandra/hints
 partitioner: org.apache.cassandra.dht.Murmur3Partitioner
 listen_address: 127.0.0.1
 storage_port: 7010