diff --git a/storage/ndb/test/ndbapi/testNodeRestart.cpp b/storage/ndb/test/ndbapi/testNodeRestart.cpp
index ad9069142ab..3f77945047c 100644
--- a/storage/ndb/test/ndbapi/testNodeRestart.cpp
+++ b/storage/ndb/test/ndbapi/testNodeRestart.cpp
@@ -1364,7 +1364,7 @@ runBug27003(NDBT_Context* ctx, NDBT_Step* step)
 	return NDBT_FAILED;
       
       res.startNodes(&node, 1);
-      res.waitNodesStartPhase(&node, 1, 2);
+      NdbSleep_SecSleep(3);
       pos++;
     }
     pos = 0;