diff --git a/tests/diffusion/models/minimax_h3/test_minimax_h3_quantization_quality.py b/tests/diffusion/models/minimax_h3/test_minimax_h3_quantization_quality.py
index ba0e0ddf5..87b04613a 100644
--- a/tests/diffusion/models/minimax_h3/test_minimax_h3_quantization_quality.py
+++ b/tests/diffusion/models/minimax_h3/test_minimax_h3_quantization_quality.py
@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@ def test_minimax_h3_quantization_quality(config: QualityTestConfig):
         # The fused BF16 baseline only fits on H100-80GB with encoder TP.
         "stage_0_tensor_parallel_size": 2,
         "vae_use_tiling": True,
+        # MiniMax H3's VAE is implemented by code shipped with the checkpoint.
+        "trust_remote_code": True,
     }
 
     omni_bl = Omni(**common_kwargs)