diff --git a/mysql-test/include/have_ndb.inc b/mysql-test/include/have_ndb.inc
index cb2f2f7cd9e..d087a45a15a 100644
--- a/mysql-test/include/have_ndb.inc
+++ b/mysql-test/include/have_ndb.inc
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 # Check that server is compiled and started with support for NDB
-disable_query_log;
---require r/true.require
-select support = 'Enabled' as `TRUE` from information_schema.engines where engine = 'ndbcluster';
---source include/ndb_not_readonly.inc
-enable_query_log;
+#disable_query_log;
+#--require r/true.require
+#select support = 'Enabled' as `TRUE` from information_schema.engines where engine = 'ndbcluster';
+#--source include/ndb_not_readonly.inc
+#enable_query_log;
+# always make sure we have both mysql servers started ok before test starts
+# there are some initial startup bugs that are avoided by doing this, avoiding sporadic
+# failures in mysql-test-run
+--source include/have_multi_ndb.inc