diff --git a/maxscale-system-test/avro_alter.cpp b/maxscale-system-test/avro_alter.cpp
index ab6b51ebc..3fdf0146b 100644
--- a/maxscale-system-test/avro_alter.cpp
+++ b/maxscale-system-test/avro_alter.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         {
             json_error_t err;
             json_t* json = json_loads(line.c_str(), 0, &err);
+            test.tprintf("%s", line.c_str());
             test.add_result(json == NULL, "Failed to parse JSON: %s", line.c_str());
             json_decref(json);
             nrows++;
diff --git a/maxscale-system-test/testconnections.cpp b/maxscale-system-test/testconnections.cpp
index 548dffde7..dbfa117a2 100644
--- a/maxscale-system-test/testconnections.cpp
+++ b/maxscale-system-test/testconnections.cpp
@@ -967,8 +967,9 @@ bool TestConnections::replicate_from_master()
     mysql_close(conn);
 
     /** Clean up MaxScale directories */
+    ssh_maxscale(true, "service maxscale stop");
     prepare_binlog();
-    ssh_maxscale(true, "service maxscale restart");
+    ssh_maxscale(true, "service maxscale start");
 
     char log_file[256] = "";
     char log_pos[256] = "4";