diff --git a/mysql-test/r/ndb_alter_table.result b/mysql-test/r/ndb_alter_table.result
index 9bc82e7a24a..54eaddfb0e9 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/ndb_alter_table.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/ndb_alter_table.result
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ a	b	c
 2	two	two
 alter table t1 drop index c;
 select * from t1 where b = 'two';
-ERROR 42S02: Table 'test.t1' doesn't exist
+ERROR HY000: Table definition has changed, please retry transaction
 select * from t1 where b = 'two';
 a	b	c
 2	two	two
diff --git a/mysql-test/r/ndb_multi.result b/mysql-test/r/ndb_multi.result
index 4a2389cd1ff..5696fda1c07 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/ndb_multi.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/ndb_multi.result
@@ -47,3 +47,4 @@ t2
 t3
 t4
 drop table t1, t2, t3, t4;
+drop table t1, t3, t4;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/ndb_alter_table.test b/mysql-test/t/ndb_alter_table.test
index 2edb358d386..6f0e51b7a4d 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/ndb_alter_table.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/ndb_alter_table.test
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ select * from t1 where b = 'two';
 connection server1;
 alter table t1 drop index c;
 connection server2;
---error 1146
+--error 1105
 select * from t1 where b = 'two';
 select * from t1 where b = 'two';
 connection server1;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/ndb_multi.test b/mysql-test/t/ndb_multi.test
index 9286721b677..27ddd6508e9 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/ndb_multi.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/ndb_multi.test
@@ -40,5 +40,7 @@ show status like 'handler_discover%';
 show tables;
 
 drop table t1, t2, t3, t4;
+connection server2;
+drop table t1, t3, t4;
 
 
diff --git a/sql/ha_ndbcluster.cc b/sql/ha_ndbcluster.cc
index e3f6235c62c..5848fc002e4 100644
--- a/sql/ha_ndbcluster.cc
+++ b/sql/ha_ndbcluster.cc
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@ static const err_code_mapping err_map[]=
   { 4244, HA_ERR_TABLE_EXIST, 1 },
 
   { 709, HA_ERR_NO_SUCH_TABLE, 0 },
-  { 284, HA_ERR_NO_SUCH_TABLE, 1 },
 
   { 266, HA_ERR_LOCK_WAIT_TIMEOUT, 1 },
   { 274, HA_ERR_LOCK_WAIT_TIMEOUT, 1 },
@@ -448,13 +447,40 @@ void ha_ndbcluster::invalidateDictionaryCache()
 int ha_ndbcluster::ndb_err(NdbTransaction *trans)
 {
   int res;
-  const NdbError err= trans->getNdbError();
+  NdbError err= trans->getNdbError();
   DBUG_ENTER("ndb_err");
   
   ERR_PRINT(err);
   switch (err.classification) {
   case NdbError::SchemaError:
     invalidateDictionaryCache();
+
+    if (err.code==284)
+    {
+      /*
+         Check if the table is _really_ gone or if the table has
+         been alterend and thus changed table id
+       */
+      NDBDICT *dict= get_ndb()->getDictionary();
+      DBUG_PRINT("info", ("Check if table %s is really gone", m_tabname));
+      if (!(dict->getTable(m_tabname)))
+      {
+        err= dict->getNdbError();
+        DBUG_PRINT("info", ("Table not found, error: %d", err.code));
+        if (err.code != 709)
+          DBUG_RETURN(1);
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        DBUG_PRINT("info", ("Table exist but must have changed"));
+        /* In 5.0, this should be replaced with a mapping to a mysql error */
+        my_printf_error(ER_UNKNOWN_ERROR,
+                        "Table definition has changed, "\
+                        "please retry transaction",
+                        MYF(0));
+        DBUG_RETURN(1);
+      }
+    }
     break;
   default:
     break;