diff --git a/tests/test_moe/test_moe_zero_init.py b/tests/test_moe/test_moe_zero_init.py
index 4e62c77e9..5a5bee27b 100644
--- a/tests/test_moe/test_moe_zero_init.py
+++ b/tests/test_moe/test_moe_zero_init.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import pytest
 import torch
 import torch.multiprocessing as mp
 import torch.nn as nn
+from colossalai.nn import CheckpointModule
 from colossalai.logging import get_dist_logger
 from colossalai.testing import parameterize
 from colossalai.utils import free_port
@@ -18,10 +19,10 @@ from colossalai.utils import get_current_device
 from tests.test_zero_data_parallel.common import CONFIG
 
 
-class MoeModel(nn.Module):
+class MoeModel(CheckpointModule):
 
-    def __init__(self):
-        super().__init__()
+    def __init__(self, checkpoint: bool = False):
+        super().__init__(checkpoint)
         self.proj1 = nn.Linear(4, 16)
         expert_cls = nn.Linear
         expert_args_dict = dict(in_features=16, out_features=16)
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ def run_moe_zero_init(init_device_type, shard_strategy_class):
                          shard_strategy=shard_strategy_class(),
                          shard_param=True,
                          model_numel_tensor=model_numel_tensor):
-        model = MoeModel()
+        model = MoeModel(checkpoint=True)
 
     for name, param in model.named_parameters():
         assert hasattr(param, 'colo_attr')
diff --git a/tests/test_moe/test_moe_zero_model.py b/tests/test_moe/test_moe_zero_model.py
index d90294adf..a2268ea5c 100644
--- a/tests/test_moe/test_moe_zero_model.py
+++ b/tests/test_moe/test_moe_zero_model.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def run_model_test(enable_autocast, shard_strategy_class):
     with ZeroInitContext(target_device=torch.device('cuda', torch.cuda.current_device()),
                          shard_strategy=shard_strategy,
                          shard_param=True):
-        zero_model = MoeModel()
+        zero_model = MoeModel(checkpoint=True)
     zero_model = ShardedModelV2(zero_model, shard_strategy, use_memory_tracer=True)
 
     # check whether parameters are identical in ddp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def run_model_test(enable_autocast, shard_strategy_class):
         if not p.colo_attr.param_is_sharded and p.colo_attr.is_replicated:
             assert_equal_in_group(p.colo_attr.sharded_data_tensor.payload)
 
-    model = MoeModel().half()
+    model = MoeModel(checkpoint=True).half()
     col_model_deepcopy(zero_model, model)
     model = model.cuda()
     grad_handler = MoeGradientHandler(model)
diff --git a/tests/test_moe/test_moe_zero_optim.py b/tests/test_moe/test_moe_zero_optim.py
index 7956f86f4..8fbf655f8 100644
--- a/tests/test_moe/test_moe_zero_optim.py
+++ b/tests/test_moe/test_moe_zero_optim.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def _run_test_sharded_optim_v2(cpu_offload,
     with ZeroInitContext(target_device=torch.device('cpu') if cpu_offload else get_current_device(),
                          shard_strategy=shard_strategy,
                          shard_param=True):
-        zero_model = MoeModel()
+        zero_model = MoeModel(checkpoint=True)
 
     zero_model = ShardedModelV2(zero_model,
                                 shard_strategy,
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def _run_test_sharded_optim_v2(cpu_offload,
         if not p.colo_attr.param_is_sharded and p.colo_attr.is_replicated:
             assert_equal_in_group(p.colo_attr.sharded_data_tensor.payload.to(get_current_device()))
 
-    model = MoeModel().half()
+    model = MoeModel(checkpoint=True).half()
     col_model_deepcopy(zero_model, model)
     model = model.cuda().float()
 
@@ -129,4 +129,4 @@ def test_moe_zero_optim(world_size):
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    test_moe_zero_optim(world_size=2)
+    test_moe_zero_optim(world_size=4)