diff --git a/mysql-test/lib/mtr_cases.pl b/mysql-test/lib/mtr_cases.pl
index 568b44d2e59..fc32c56536f 100644
--- a/mysql-test/lib/mtr_cases.pl
+++ b/mysql-test/lib/mtr_cases.pl
@@ -253,19 +253,14 @@ sub collect_one_test_case($$$$$$$) {
   }
 
   # Cluster is needed by test case if testname contains ndb
-  if ( ( $::opt_with_ndbcluster or $::glob_use_running_ndbcluster ) and
-       defined mtr_match_substring($tname,"ndb") )
+  if ( defined mtr_match_substring($tname,"ndb") )
   {
+    $tinfo->{'ndb_test'}= 1;
     if ( $::opt_skip_ndbcluster )
     {
-      $tinfo->{'ndb_test'}= 0;
       $tinfo->{'skip'}= 1;
       return;
     }
-    else
-    {
-      $tinfo->{'ndb_test'}= 1;
-    }
   }
   else
   {
diff --git a/mysql-test/lib/mtr_report.pl b/mysql-test/lib/mtr_report.pl
index 88ddbf63d0f..92ce7437365 100644
--- a/mysql-test/lib/mtr_report.pl
+++ b/mysql-test/lib/mtr_report.pl
@@ -114,6 +114,11 @@ sub mtr_report_test_failed ($) {
   {
     print "[ fail ]  timeout\n";
   }
+  elsif ( $tinfo->{'ndb_test'} and  !$::flag_ndb_status_ok)
+  {
+    print "[ fail ]  ndbcluster start failure\n";
+    return;
+  }
   else
   {
     print "[ fail ]\n";
diff --git a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
index 905a2b2af37..f56d66365c9 100755
--- a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
+++ b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
@@ -1396,7 +1396,6 @@ sub ndbcluster_install () {
 		 "--initial"],
 		"", "", "", "") )
   {
-    mtr_error("Error ndbcluster_install");
     return 1;
   }
 
@@ -1603,9 +1602,19 @@ sub mysql_install_db () {
 
   if ( ndbcluster_install() )
   {
-    # failed to install, disable usage but flag that its no ok
-    $opt_with_ndbcluster= 0;
-    $flag_ndb_status_ok= 0;
+    if ( $opt_force)
+    {
+      # failed to install, disable usage and flag that its no ok
+      mtr_report("ndbcluster_install failed, continuing without cluster");
+      $opt_with_ndbcluster= 0;
+      $flag_ndb_status_ok= 0;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      print "Aborting: Failed to install ndb cluster\n";
+      print "To continue, re-run with '--force'.\n";
+      mtr_exit(1);
+    }
   }
 
   return 0;
@@ -1805,6 +1814,13 @@ sub run_testcase ($) {
     return;
   }
 
+  if ( $tinfo->{'ndb_test'}  and ! $flag_ndb_status_ok )
+  {
+    mtr_report_test_name($tinfo);
+    mtr_report_test_failed($tinfo);
+    return;
+  }
+
   # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
   # If not using a running servers we may need to stop and restart.
   # We restart in the case we have initiation scripts, server options