diff --git a/changelog.d/fix-otp-comparison.skip b/changelog.d/fix-otp-comparison.skip
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/config/test.exs b/config/test.exs
index 8a42b863a..60cdacb0e 100644
--- a/config/test.exs
+++ b/config/test.exs
@@ -153,6 +153,15 @@
 config :pleroma, Pleroma.ScheduledActivity, config_impl: Pleroma.UnstubbedConfigMock
 config :pleroma, Pleroma.Web.RichMedia.Helpers, config_impl: Pleroma.StaticStubbedConfigMock
 
+peer_module =
+  if String.to_integer(System.otp_release()) >= 25 do
+    :peer
+  else
+    :slave
+  end
+
+config :pleroma, Pleroma.Cluster, peer_module: peer_module
+
 if File.exists?("./config/test.secret.exs") do
   import_config "test.secret.exs"
 else
diff --git a/test/support/cluster.ex b/test/support/cluster.ex
index 25170163f..a0ec91168 100644
--- a/test/support/cluster.ex
+++ b/test/support/cluster.ex
@@ -223,17 +223,13 @@ defp node_name(node_host) do
     |> String.to_atom()
   end
 
-  if System.otp_release() >= "25" do
-    @peer :peer
-  else
-    @peer :slave
-  end
-
   defp do_start_slave(%{host: host, name: name, args: args} = opts) do
-    if System.otp_release() >= "25" do
-      @peer.start(opts)
+    peer_module = Application.get_env(__MODULE__, :peer_module)
+
+    if peer_module == :peer do
+      peer_module.start(opts)
     else
-      @peer.start(host, name, args)
+      peer_module.start(host, name, args)
     end
   end
 end