diff --git a/mysql-test/r/rpl_slave_status.result b/mysql-test/r/rpl_slave_status.result
index 8badbab85ff..2146132aeb0 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/rpl_slave_status.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/rpl_slave_status.result
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ flush privileges;
 stop slave;
 start slave;
 show slave status;
-Slave_IO_State	Connecting to master
+Slave_IO_State	#
 Master_Host	127.0.0.1
 Master_User	rpl
 Master_Port	MASTER_MYPORT
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/rpl_slave_status.test b/mysql-test/t/rpl_slave_status.test
index 2c5bd2bffb0..67d3816f443 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/rpl_slave_status.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/rpl_slave_status.test
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ connection slave;
 stop slave;
 start slave;
 --replace_result $MASTER_MYPORT MASTER_MYPORT
---replace_column 7 # 8 # 9 # 22 # 23 #
+# Column 1 is replaced, since the output can be either
+# "Connecting to master" or "Waiting for master update"
+--replace_column 1 # 7 # 8 # 9 # 22 # 23 #
 --vertical_results
 show slave status;
 
diff --git a/ndb/include/util/Parser.hpp b/ndb/include/util/Parser.hpp
index c117498e1ba..3baf7601a6c 100644
--- a/ndb/include/util/Parser.hpp
+++ b/ndb/include/util/Parser.hpp
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ template<class T>
 inline
 void
 Parser<T>::setBreakOnInvalidArg(bool v){
-  impl->m_breakOnInvalidArg;
+  impl->m_breakOnInvalidArg = v;
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/ndb/src/mgmapi/mgmapi.cpp b/ndb/src/mgmapi/mgmapi.cpp
index c10eb073855..8263e8cbc93 100644
--- a/ndb/src/mgmapi/mgmapi.cpp
+++ b/ndb/src/mgmapi/mgmapi.cpp
@@ -678,12 +678,10 @@ ndb_mgm_get_status(NdbMgmHandle handle)
   Vector<BaseString> split;
   tmp.split(split, ":");
   if(split.size() != 2){
-    abort();
     return NULL;
   }
  
   if(!(split[0].trim() == "nodes")){
-    abort();
     return NULL;
   }
 
@@ -731,7 +729,6 @@ ndb_mgm_get_status(NdbMgmHandle handle)
 
   if(i+1 != noOfNodes){
     free(state);
-    abort();
     return NULL;
   }