diff --git a/autotest.sh b/autotest.sh
index 378b454ac5..1ce4fad893 100755
--- a/autotest.sh
+++ b/autotest.sh
@@ -164,9 +164,7 @@ if [ $SPDK_TEST_VHOST -eq 1 ]; then
 		timing_enter vhost_migration
 		run_test ./test/vhost/spdk_vhost.sh --migration
 		timing_exit vhost_migration
-	fi
 
-	if [ $RUN_NIGHTLY_FAILING -eq 1 ]; then
 		timing_enter readonly
 		run_test ./test/vhost/spdk_vhost.sh --readonly
 		timing_exit readonly
diff --git a/test/vhost/common/common.sh b/test/vhost/common/common.sh
index fb001c31e4..4b50cd64c8 100644
--- a/test/vhost/common/common.sh
+++ b/test/vhost/common/common.sh
@@ -508,6 +508,7 @@ function vm_setup()
 	local os_mode=""
 	local qemu_args=""
 	local disk_type_g=NOT_DEFINED
+	local read_only="false"
 	local disks=""
 	local raw_cache=""
 	local vm_incoming=""
@@ -524,6 +525,7 @@ function vm_setup()
 				os-mode=*) local os_mode="${OPTARG#*=}" ;;
 				qemu-args=*) local qemu_args="${qemu_args} ${OPTARG#*=}" ;;
 				disk-type=*) local disk_type_g="${OPTARG#*=}" ;;
+				read-only=*) local read_only="${OPTARG#*=}" ;;
 				disks=*) local disks="${OPTARG#*=}" ;;
 				raw-cache=*) local raw_cache=",cache${OPTARG#*=}" ;;
 				force=*) local force_vm=${OPTARG#*=} ;;
@@ -713,7 +715,7 @@ function vm_setup()
 			spdk_vhost_blk)
 				notice "using socket $vhost_dir/naa.$disk.$vm_num"
 				cmd+="-chardev socket,id=char_$disk,path=$vhost_dir/naa.$disk.$vm_num ${eol}"
-				cmd+="-device vhost-user-blk-pci,num-queues=$queue_number,chardev=char_$disk ${eol}"
+				cmd+="-device vhost-user-blk-pci,num-queues=$queue_number,chardev=char_$disk,config-ro=$read_only ${eol}"
 				;;
 			kernel_vhost)
 				if [[ -z $disk ]]; then
diff --git a/test/vhost/common/vm_setup.sh b/test/vhost/common/vm_setup.sh
index 04925da229..7e3599fd0d 100755
--- a/test/vhost/common/vm_setup.sh
+++ b/test/vhost/common/vm_setup.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ function usage()
 	echo "                              kernel_vhost - use kernel driver vhost-scsi"
 	echo "                              spdk_vhost_scsi - use spdk vhost scsi"
 	echo "                              spdk_vhost_blk - use spdk vhost block"
+	echo "    --read-only=true|false    Enable/Disable read only for vhost_blk tests"
 	echo "    --raw-cache=CACHE         Use CACHE for virtio test: "
 	echo "                              writethrough, writeback, none, unsafe or directsyns"
 	echo "    --disk=PATH[,disk_type]   Disk to use in test. test specific meaning:"
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ for param in "$@"; do
 		--force=*) ;;
 		--incoming=*) ;;
 		--migrate-to=*) ;;
+		--read-only=*) ;;
 		-x)
 			set -x
 			continue
diff --git a/test/vhost/readonly/readonly.sh b/test/vhost/readonly/readonly.sh
index d42212ce8a..bd273e85dc 100755
--- a/test/vhost/readonly/readonly.sh
+++ b/test/vhost/readonly/readonly.sh
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ function blk_ro_tc1()
 	notice "Creating vhost_blk controller"
 	vhost_blk_name="naa.$disk_name.$vm_no"
 	$rpc_py construct_vhost_blk_controller $vhost_blk_name $disk_name
-	vm_setup --disk-type=spdk_vhost_blk --force=$vm_no --os=$vm_img --disks=$disk
+	vm_setup --disk-type=spdk_vhost_blk --force=$vm_no --os=$vm_img --disks=$disk --read-only=true
 
 	vm_run $vm_no
 	vm_wait_for_boot 600 $vm_no