diff --git a/tests/bluetooth/tester/nrf5340_hci_ipc.conf b/tests/bluetooth/tester/nrf5340_hci_ipc.conf
index 0e8de753e78..2b46473ffe5 100644
--- a/tests/bluetooth/tester/nrf5340_hci_ipc.conf
+++ b/tests/bluetooth/tester/nrf5340_hci_ipc.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Apply this overlay at tester build, not hci_ipc build
 CONFIG_BT_MAX_CONN=3
+CONFIG_BT_MAX_PAIRED=3
 # Those have to be the same as in the controller (hci_ipc)
 CONFIG_BT_BUF_EVT_RX_COUNT=16
 CONFIG_BT_BUF_EVT_RX_SIZE=255
diff --git a/tests/bluetooth/tester/nrf5340_hci_ipc_cpunet.conf b/tests/bluetooth/tester/nrf5340_hci_ipc_cpunet.conf
index ccb06345d81..d0242ec36d5 100644
--- a/tests/bluetooth/tester/nrf5340_hci_ipc_cpunet.conf
+++ b/tests/bluetooth/tester/nrf5340_hci_ipc_cpunet.conf
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ CONFIG_BT_BUF_ACL_RX_SIZE=100
 CONFIG_BT_CTLR_PERIPHERAL_ISO_EARLY_CIG_START=y
 CONFIG_BT_CTLR_ISOAL_PSN_IGNORE=y
 CONFIG_BT_MAX_CONN=3
+CONFIG_BT_MAX_PAIRED=3