diff --git a/mysql-test/include/galera_wait_ready.inc b/mysql-test/include/galera_wait_ready.inc
index e20f01fad90..a726116f000 100644
--- a/mysql-test/include/galera_wait_ready.inc
+++ b/mysql-test/include/galera_wait_ready.inc
@@ -1,2 +1,32 @@
-let $wait_condition = SELECT 1 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_ready' AND VARIABLE_VALUE = 'ON';
---source include/wait_condition.inc
+# include/galera_wait_ready.inc
+#
+# Waits for galera node to transition to READY state.
+#
+
+--enable_reconnect
+--disable_query_log
+--disable_result_log
+let $wait_counter = 600;
+while ($wait_counter)
+{
+  --disable_abort_on_error
+  let $success = `SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE = 'ON' FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_ready'`;
+  --enable_abort_on_error
+  if ($success)
+  {
+    let $wait_counter = 0;
+  }
+  if (!$success)
+  {
+     real_sleep 0.1;
+     dec $wait_counter;
+  }
+}
+
+if (!$success)
+{
+  die "Server did not transition to READY state";
+}
+--disable_reconnect
+--enable_query_log
+--enable_result_log
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/galera/include/galera_load_provider.inc b/mysql-test/suite/galera/include/galera_load_provider.inc
index 761a1a89fd3..aeab7e6ea19 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/galera/include/galera_load_provider.inc
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/galera/include/galera_load_provider.inc
@@ -5,6 +5,4 @@
 --eval SET GLOBAL wsrep_cluster_address = '$wsrep_cluster_address_orig';
 --enable_query_log
 
---enable_reconnect
---source include/wait_until_connected_again.inc
---source include/wait_until_ready.inc
+--source include/galera_wait_ready.inc
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/galera/include/galera_st_clean_slave.inc b/mysql-test/suite/galera/include/galera_st_clean_slave.inc
index 81ba54aa6f5..3a49f4f6ad2 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/galera/include/galera_st_clean_slave.inc
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/galera/include/galera_st_clean_slave.inc
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@ INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_rollbacked_after');
 --connection node_2
 --echo Starting server ...
 --source include/start_mysqld.inc
---source include/wait_until_ready.inc
+
+--let $wait_condition = SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE = 2 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_cluster_size'
+--source include/wait_condition.inc
 
 SET AUTOCOMMIT=OFF;
 START TRANSACTION;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/galera/include/galera_st_kill_slave.inc b/mysql-test/suite/galera/include/galera_st_kill_slave.inc
index ecdf08726a0..0b96de55a32 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/galera/include/galera_st_kill_slave.inc
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/galera/include/galera_st_kill_slave.inc
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_rollbacked_after');
 
 --echo Starting server ...
 --source include/start_mysqld.inc
---source include/wait_until_ready.inc
+
+--let $wait_condition = SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE = 2 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_cluster_size'
+--source include/wait_condition.inc
 
 SET AUTOCOMMIT=OFF;
 START TRANSACTION;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/galera/include/galera_st_kill_slave_ddl.inc b/mysql-test/suite/galera/include/galera_st_kill_slave_ddl.inc
index 72e80505870..44a1513fa6e 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/galera/include/galera_st_kill_slave_ddl.inc
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/galera/include/galera_st_kill_slave_ddl.inc
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ INSERT INTO t1 (f1) VALUES ('node1_to_be_rollbacked_after');
 --connection node_2
 --echo Starting server ...
 --source include/start_mysqld.inc
---source include/wait_until_ready.inc
+
+--let $wait_condition = SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE = 2 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_cluster_size'
+--source include/wait_condition.inc
 
 SET AUTOCOMMIT=OFF;
 START TRANSACTION;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/galera/include/galera_st_shutdown_slave.inc b/mysql-test/suite/galera/include/galera_st_shutdown_slave.inc
index 1a65ef1bd94..6c09b0ceb0c 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/galera/include/galera_st_shutdown_slave.inc
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/galera/include/galera_st_shutdown_slave.inc
@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@ INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('node1_to_be_rollbacked_after');
 --connection node_2
 --echo Starting server ...
 --source include/start_mysqld.inc
---source include/wait_until_ready.inc
+
+--let $wait_condition = SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE = 2 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_cluster_size'
+--source include/wait_condition.inc
 
 SET AUTOCOMMIT=OFF;
 START TRANSACTION;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/galera/include/start_mysqld.inc b/mysql-test/suite/galera/include/start_mysqld.inc
index 4ee3d17810c..57af9203d0f 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/galera/include/start_mysqld.inc
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/galera/include/start_mysqld.inc
@@ -12,11 +12,4 @@ if ($galera_wsrep_start_position == '') {
 	--exec echo "restart:$start_mysqld_params" > $_expect_file_name
 }
 
-# Turn on reconnect
---enable_reconnect
-
-# Call script that will poll the server waiting for it to be back online again
---source include/wait_until_connected_again.inc
-
-# Turn off reconnect again
---disable_reconnect
+--source include/galera_wait_ready.inc