diff --git a/storage/ndb/test/ndbapi/test_event.cpp b/storage/ndb/test/ndbapi/test_event.cpp
index 52e0db9fe9c..2a13621a0a2 100644
--- a/storage/ndb/test/ndbapi/test_event.cpp
+++ b/storage/ndb/test/ndbapi/test_event.cpp
@@ -332,6 +332,9 @@ int runCreateShadowTable(NDBT_Context* ctx, NDBT_Step* step)
 
   NdbDictionary::Table table_shadow(*table);
   table_shadow.setName(buf);
+  // TODO should be removed
+  // This should work wo/ next line
+  table_shadow.setNodeGroupIds(0, 0);
   GETNDB(step)->getDictionary()->createTable(table_shadow);
   if (GETNDB(step)->getDictionary()->getTable(buf))
     return NDBT_OK;