diff --git a/build/config/tests/bhyve.pyd b/build/config/tests/bhyve.pyd
index 6d3db4c..2a9defb 100644
--- a/build/config/tests/bhyve.pyd
+++ b/build/config/tests/bhyve.pyd
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ NETMASK = "255.255.255.0"
 TELNET_PORT = "54321"
 RAM_SIZE = "2048"
 IMAGE_SIZE = "8g"
+SWAP_SIZE = "2g"
 CONSOLE_MASTER = "/dev/nmdm0A"
 CONSOLE_SLAVE = "/dev/nmdm0B"
 KERNCONF = "MACHTEST"
diff --git a/build/tools/run-trueos-tests.py b/build/tools/run-trueos-tests.py
index ae45209..6d5ba63 100755
--- a/build/tools/run-trueos-tests.py
+++ b/build/tools/run-trueos-tests.py
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ def setup_rootfs():
     sh('makefs -M ${IMAGE_SIZE} ${OBJDIR}/test-root.ufs ${OBJDIR}/test-root')
 
 
+def setup_swap():
+    sh('truncate -s ${SWAP_SIZE} ${OBJDIR}/test-swap.bin')
+
+
 def install_python_packages():
     sh('cd ${SRC_ROOT}/py-launch; python setup.py install ')
 
@@ -90,6 +94,7 @@ def setup_vm():
         '-s 0:0,hostbridge',
         '-s 1:0,virtio-net,${tapdev}',
         '-s 2:0,ahci-hd,${OBJDIR}/test-root.ufs',
+        '-s 3:0,ahci-hd,${OBJDIR}/test-swap.bin',
         '-s 31,lpc -l com1,${CONSOLE_MASTER}',
         '${VM_NAME}'
     )
@@ -193,6 +198,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         sh('telnet 0 ${TELNET_PORT}')
     else:
         setup_rootfs()
+        setup_swap()
         setup_network()
         setup_vm()
         wait_vm()
diff --git a/tests/trueos/overlay/etc/fstab b/tests/trueos/overlay/etc/fstab
index fbd3ae8..5b47419 100644
--- a/tests/trueos/overlay/etc/fstab
+++ b/tests/trueos/overlay/etc/fstab
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 /dev/ada0	/	ufs	rw	0	0
+/dev/ada1	none	swap	sw	0	0
\ No newline at end of file