diff --git a/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/compose/ozone-balancer/docker-config b/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/compose/ozone-balancer/docker-config
index 29984d43662..10d9f5c8cf5 100644
--- a/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/compose/ozone-balancer/docker-config
+++ b/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/compose/ozone-balancer/docker-config
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ OZONE-SITE.XML_hdds.node.report.interval=20s
 OZONE-SITE.XML_hdds.heartbeat.interval=20s
 OZONE-SITE.XML_hdds.datanode.du.refresh.period=20s
 OZONE-SITE.XML_hdds.datanode.dir=/data/hdds
+OZONE-SITE.XML_hdds.datanode.container.db.dir=/data/metadata
 OZONE-SITE.XML_hdds.datanode.volume.min.free.space=100MB
 OZONE-SITE.XML_ozone.scm.pipeline.creation.auto.factor.one=false
 OZONE-SITE.XML_ozone.datanode.pipeline.limit=1
diff --git a/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/compose/ozone-balancer/test-ec.sh b/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/compose/ozone-balancer/test-ec.sh
index c812a5d0ac4..bc4bf6c6661 100644
--- a/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/compose/ozone-balancer/test-ec.sh
+++ b/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/compose/ozone-balancer/test-ec.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-#suite:failing HDDS-11601
+#suite:balancer
 
 COMPOSE_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE0}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
 export COMPOSE_DIR
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ export OZONE_REPLICATION_FACTOR=3
 source "$COMPOSE_DIR/../testlib.sh"
 
 start_docker_env
-execute_robot_test ${OM} -v REPLICATION:rs-3-2-1024k -v TYPE:EC -v KEYS:7 -v LOWER_LIMIT:1.5 -v UPPER_LIMIT:2.5 -N ozone-balancer-EC balancer/testBalancer.robot
+execute_robot_test ${OM} -v REPLICATION:rs-3-2-1024k -v TYPE:EC -v LOWER_LIMIT:0.7 -v UPPER_LIMIT:1.5 -N ozone-balancer-EC balancer/testBalancer.robot
diff --git a/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/compose/ozone-balancer/test-ratis.sh b/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/compose/ozone-balancer/test-ratis.sh
index a358aea79ad..2c5091c64f5 100644
--- a/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/compose/ozone-balancer/test-ratis.sh
+++ b/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/compose/ozone-balancer/test-ratis.sh
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ source "$COMPOSE_DIR/../testlib.sh"
 
 start_docker_env
 
-execute_robot_test ${OM} -v REPLICATION:THREE -v TYPE:RATIS -v KEYS:3 -v LOWER_LIMIT:3 -v UPPER_LIMIT:3.5 -N ozone-balancer-RATIS balancer/testBalancer.robot
+execute_robot_test ${OM} -v REPLICATION:THREE -v TYPE:RATIS -v LOWER_LIMIT:3 -v UPPER_LIMIT:3.5 -N ozone-balancer-RATIS balancer/testBalancer.robot
diff --git a/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/smoketest/balancer/testBalancer.robot b/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/smoketest/balancer/testBalancer.robot
index e7be2a2b66f..343e4e68faf 100644
--- a/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/smoketest/balancer/testBalancer.robot
+++ b/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/smoketest/balancer/testBalancer.robot
@@ -62,12 +62,13 @@ Datanode Recommission is Finished
                             Should Not Contain   ${result}   ENTERING_MAINTENANCE
 
 Run Container Balancer
-    ${result} =             Execute                         ozone admin containerbalancer start -t 1 -d 100 -i 1
+    ${result} =             Execute                         ozone admin containerbalancer start -t 0.1 -d 100 -i 1
                             Should Contain                  ${result}             Container Balancer started successfully.
 
 Wait Finish Of Balancing
     ${result} =             Execute                         ozone admin containerbalancer status
-                            Wait Until Keyword Succeeds      6min    10sec    ContainerBalancer is Not Running
+                            Wait Until Keyword Succeeds      4min    10sec    ContainerBalancer is Not Running
+
                             Sleep                   60000ms
 
 Verify Verbose Balancer Status
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ Verify Container Balancer for RATIS/EC containers
     ${uuid} =                   Get Uuid
     Datanode Usageinfo          ${uuid}
 
-    Create Multiple Keys          ${KEYS}
+    Create Multiple Keys          3
 
     Close All Containers
 
@@ -176,7 +177,7 @@ Verify Container Balancer for RATIS/EC containers
     ${datanodeOzoneUsedBytesInfoAfterContainerBalancing} =    Get Datanode Ozone Used Bytes Info          ${uuid}
     Should Not Be Equal As Integers     ${datanodeOzoneUsedBytesInfo}    ${datanodeOzoneUsedBytesInfoAfterContainerBalancing}
     #We need to ensure that after balancing, the amount of data recorded on each datanode falls within the following ranges:
-    #{SIZE}*3 < used < {SIZE}*3.5 for RATIS containers, and {SIZE}*1.5 < used < {SIZE}*2.5 for EC containers.
+    #{SIZE}*3 < used < {SIZE}*3.5 for RATIS containers, and {SIZE}*0.7 < used < {SIZE}*1.5 for EC containers.
     Should Be True    ${datanodeOzoneUsedBytesInfoAfterContainerBalancing} < ${SIZE} * ${UPPER_LIMIT}
     Should Be True    ${datanodeOzoneUsedBytesInfoAfterContainerBalancing} > ${SIZE} * ${LOWER_LIMIT}