diff --git a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
index 31a2c1e32a3..4eef16e0388 100755
--- a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
+++ b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
@@ -1177,7 +1177,9 @@ sub check_mysqld_features () {
     if ( !$mysql_version_id )
     {
       # Look for version
-      if ( $line =~ /^$exe_mysqld\s\sVer\s([0-9]*)\.([0-9]*)\.([0-9]*)/ )
+      my $exe_name= basename($exe_mysqld);
+      mtr_verbose("exe_name: $exe_name");
+      if ( $line =~ /^\S*$exe_name\s\sVer\s([0-9]*)\.([0-9]*)\.([0-9]*)/ )
       {
 	#print "Major: $1 Minor: $2 Build: $3\n";
 	$mysql_version_id= $1*10000 + $2*100 + $3;
@@ -3490,6 +3492,11 @@ sub run_testcase_need_master_restart($)
     $do_restart= 1;           # Restart with cluster
     mtr_verbose("Restart because: Test need cluster");
   }
+  elsif( $tinfo->{'component_id'} eq 'im' )
+  {
+    $do_restart= 1;
+    mtr_verbose("Restart because: Always restart for im tests");
+  }
   elsif ( $master->[0]->{'running_master_is_special'} and
 	  $master->[0]->{'running_master_is_special'}->{'timezone'} eq
 	  $tinfo->{'timezone'} and