diff --git a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
index 0221bb61e8c..1cde5548999 100755
--- a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
+++ b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
@@ -697,9 +697,11 @@ sub run_test_server ($$$) {
 	      mtr_report("\nRetrying test $tname, ".
 			 "attempt($retries/$opt_retry)...\n");
               #saving the log file as filename.failed in case of retry
-              my $worker_logdir= $result->{savedir};
-              my $log_file_name=dirname($worker_logdir)."/".$result->{shortname}.".log";
-              rename $log_file_name,$log_file_name.".failed";
+              if ( $result->is_failed() ) {
+                my $worker_logdir= $result->{savedir};
+                my $log_file_name=dirname($worker_logdir)."/".$result->{shortname}.".log";
+                rename $log_file_name,$log_file_name.".failed";
+              }
 	      delete($result->{result});
 	      $result->{retries}= $retries+1;
 	      $result->write_test($sock, 'TESTCASE');