diff --git a/test/suite/test_compact04.py b/test/suite/test_compact04.py
index a173e7f8c..74bd760be 100644
--- a/test/suite/test_compact04.py
+++ b/test/suite/test_compact04.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ from compact_util import compact_util
 class test_compact04(compact_util):
 
     # Keep debug messages on by default. This is useful for diagnosing spurious test failures.
-    conn_config = 'statistics=(all),cache_size=100MB,verbose=(compact_progress,compact:4)'
+    conn_config = 'statistics=(all),cache_size=100MB,verbose=(compact_progress,compact:4,prefetch)'
     create_params = 'key_format=i,value_format=S,allocation_size=4KB,leaf_page_max=32KB,'
     table_numkv = 100 * 1000
     table_uri_prefix='table:test_compact04-'