diff --git a/mysql-test/extra/rpl_tests/rpl_row_basic.test b/mysql-test/extra/rpl_tests/rpl_row_basic.test
index 4be7ad54cb3..f609b644726 100644
--- a/mysql-test/extra/rpl_tests/rpl_row_basic.test
+++ b/mysql-test/extra/rpl_tests/rpl_row_basic.test
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ CREATE TABLE t7 (i INT NOT NULL,
 connection master;
 INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1, "", 1);
 INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (2, repeat(_utf8'a', 16), 2);
+sync_slave_with_master;
 
 let $diff_table_1=master:test.t1;
 let $diff_table_2=slave:test.t1;
@@ -363,6 +364,7 @@ source include/diff_tables.inc;
 connection master;
 INSERT INTO t2 VALUES (1, "", 1);
 INSERT INTO t2 VALUES (2, repeat(_utf8'a', 16), 2);
+sync_slave_with_master;
 
 let $diff_table_1=master:test.t2;
 let $diff_table_2=slave:test.t2;
@@ -387,6 +389,7 @@ source include/wait_for_slave_to_start.inc;
 connection master;
 INSERT INTO t4 VALUES (1, "", 1);
 INSERT INTO t4 VALUES (2, repeat(_utf8'a', 128), 2);
+sync_slave_with_master;
 
 let $diff_table_1=master:test.t4;
 let $diff_table_2=slave:test.t4;
@@ -426,6 +429,7 @@ source include/wait_for_slave_to_start.inc;
 connection master;
 INSERT INTO t7 VALUES (1, "", 1);
 INSERT INTO t7 VALUES (2, repeat(_utf8'a', 255), 2);
+sync_slave_with_master;
 
 let $diff_table_1=master:test.t7;
 let $diff_table_2=slave:test.t7;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/disabled.def b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/disabled.def
index 43a379dbe03..a8c83d58884 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/disabled.def
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/disabled.def
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@
 rpl_redirect               : Failure is sporadic and and the test is superfluous (mats)
 rpl_innodb_bug28430        : Failure on Solaris Bug #36793
 rpl_temporary              : BUG#38269 2008-07-21 Sven valgrind error in pushbuild
+rpl_flushlog_loop          : BUG#37733 2008-07-23 Sven disabled in 5.1-bugteam. the bug has been fixed in 5.1-rpl: please re-enable when that gets pushed to main