diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/galera_3nodes/r/galera_evs_suspect_timeout.result b/mysql-test/suite/galera_3nodes/r/galera_evs_suspect_timeout.result
index 2ecd5edfa99..5faa862ddb6 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/galera_3nodes/r/galera_evs_suspect_timeout.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/galera_3nodes/r/galera_evs_suspect_timeout.result
@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@ connection node_3;
 Suspending node ...
 connection node_1;
 SET SESSION wsrep_sync_wait=0;
+connection node_2;
+SET SESSION wsrep_sync_wait=0;
+connection node_1;
 CREATE TABLE t1 (f1 INTEGER) engine=InnoDB;
 INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1);
 connection node_2;
-SET SESSION wsrep_sync_wait=0;
 SET SESSION wsrep_sync_wait = 15;
 SELECT COUNT(*) FROM t1;
 COUNT(*)
@@ -29,4 +31,5 @@ SELECT COUNT(*) FROM t1;
 COUNT(*)
 1
 connection node_1;
+connection node_2;
 DROP TABLE t1;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/galera_3nodes/t/galera_evs_suspect_timeout.cnf b/mysql-test/suite/galera_3nodes/t/galera_evs_suspect_timeout.cnf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bc8942624d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/galera_3nodes/t/galera_evs_suspect_timeout.cnf
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+!include ../galera_3nodes.cnf
+
+[mysqld]
+wsrep-debug=1
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/galera_3nodes/t/galera_evs_suspect_timeout.test b/mysql-test/suite/galera_3nodes/t/galera_evs_suspect_timeout.test
index c36cce61f23..0b270385d24 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/galera_3nodes/t/galera_evs_suspect_timeout.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/galera_3nodes/t/galera_evs_suspect_timeout.test
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ SET SESSION wsrep_sync_wait=0;
 --let $wait_condition = SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE = 2 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_cluster_size'
 --source include/wait_condition.inc
 
+--connection node_2
+SET SESSION wsrep_sync_wait=0;
+--let $wait_condition = SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE = 2 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_cluster_size'
+--source include/wait_condition.inc
+
+--connection node_1
 --disable_query_log
 --eval SET GLOBAL wsrep_provider_options = '$wsrep_provider_options_node1';
 --enable_query_log
@@ -52,10 +58,6 @@ CREATE TABLE t1 (f1 INTEGER) engine=InnoDB;
 INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1);
 
 --connection node_2
-SET SESSION wsrep_sync_wait=0;
---let $wait_condition = SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE = 2 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_cluster_size'
---source include/wait_condition.inc
-
 --disable_query_log
 --eval SET GLOBAL wsrep_provider_options = '$wsrep_provider_options_node2';
 --enable_query_log
@@ -86,6 +88,10 @@ SELECT COUNT(*) FROM t1;
 --let $wait_condition = SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE = 3 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_cluster_size'
 --source include/wait_condition.inc
 
+--connection node_2
+--let $wait_condition = SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE = 3 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_cluster_size'
+--source include/wait_condition.inc
+
 DROP TABLE t1;
 
 # Restore original auto_increment_offset values.