diff --git a/mysql-test/r/kill.result b/mysql-test/r/kill.result
index f57c134b6d0..2413834be4f 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/kill.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/kill.result
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ select ((@id := kill_id) - kill_id) from t1;
 ((@id := kill_id) - kill_id)
 0
 kill @id;
+select ((@id := kill_id) - kill_id) from t1;
+((@id := kill_id) - kill_id)
+0
+select @id != connection_id();
+@id != connection_id()
+1
 select 4;
 4
 4
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/kill.test b/mysql-test/t/kill.test
index 8a9d96d4946..8492a2a2f8e 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/kill.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/kill.test
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@ kill @id;
 --sleep 5
 # verify that con1 is doning a reconnect
 connection con1;
-ping
-ping
+--ping
+--ping
+select ((@id := kill_id) - kill_id) from t1; 
 select @id != connection_id();
 
 #make sure the server is still alive