diff --git a/akka-remote-tests/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/remote/artery/LatencySpec.scala b/akka-remote-tests/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/remote/artery/LatencySpec.scala
index 62c1e1de1e..5e40c11521 100644
--- a/akka-remote-tests/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/remote/artery/LatencySpec.scala
+++ b/akka-remote-tests/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/remote/artery/LatencySpec.scala
@@ -45,7 +45,15 @@ object LatencySpec extends MultiNodeConfig {
          }
          remote.artery {
            enabled = on
-           advanced.idle-cpu-level=7
+           advanced.idle-cpu-level = 7
+
+           # for serious measurements when running this test on only one machine
+           # it is recommended to use external media driver
+           # See akka-remote/src/test/resources/aeron.properties
+           # advanced.embedded-media-driver = off
+           # advanced.aeron-dir = "target/aeron"
+           # on linux, use directory on ram disk, instead
+           # advanced.aeron-dir = "/dev/shm/aeron"
 
            advanced.compression {
              actor-refs.advertisement-interval = 2 second
diff --git a/akka-remote-tests/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/remote/artery/MaxThroughputSpec.scala b/akka-remote-tests/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/remote/artery/MaxThroughputSpec.scala
index 42551b4a58..1a91420b7c 100644
--- a/akka-remote-tests/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/remote/artery/MaxThroughputSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-remote-tests/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/remote/artery/MaxThroughputSpec.scala
@@ -57,9 +57,11 @@ object MaxThroughputSpec extends MultiNodeConfig {
 
            # for serious measurements when running this test on only one machine
            # it is recommended to use external media driver
-           # See akka-remote-tests/src/test/resources/aeron.properties
-           #advanced.embedded-media-driver = off
-           #advanced.aeron-dir = "target/aeron"
+           # See akka-remote/src/test/resources/aeron.properties
+           # advanced.embedded-media-driver = off
+           # advanced.aeron-dir = "target/aeron"
+           # on linux, use directory on ram disk, instead
+           # advanced.aeron-dir = "/dev/shm/aeron"
 
            advanced.compression {
              actor-refs.advertisement-interval = 2 second
diff --git a/akka-remote/src/test/resources/aeron.properties b/akka-remote/src/test/resources/aeron.properties
index 007050a287..47ab953878 100644
--- a/akka-remote/src/test/resources/aeron.properties
+++ b/akka-remote/src/test/resources/aeron.properties
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ aeron.threading.mode=SHARED_NETWORK
 #aeron.sender.idle.strategy=org.agrona.concurrent.BusySpinIdleStrategy
 #aeron.receiver.idle.strategy=org.agrona.concurrent.BusySpinIdleStrategy
 
-# use same director in akka.remote.artery.advanced.aeron-dir config 
-# of the Akka application 
+# use same directory in akka.remote.artery.advanced.aeron-dir config
+# of the Akka application
 aeron.dir=target/aeron
+# on linux, use directory on ram disk, instead
+# aeron.dir=/dev/shm/aeron