diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/wsrep/r/variables.result b/mysql-test/suite/wsrep/r/variables.result
index 6314132ca6cbd..ebd6c41d9bc7f 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/wsrep/r/variables.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/wsrep/r/variables.result
@@ -190,14 +190,15 @@ wsrep_thread_count	0
 # applier/rollbacker threads.
 SET GLOBAL wsrep_cluster_address= 'gcomm://';
 # Wait for applier thread to get created 1.
-SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_applier_thread_count';
-VARIABLE_VALUE
+# Wait for applier thread to get created 2.
+SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE AS EXPECT_1 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_applier_thread_count';
+EXPECT_1
 1
-SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_rollbacker_thread_count';
-VARIABLE_VALUE
+SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE AS EXPECT_1 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_rollbacker_thread_count';
+EXPECT_1
 1
-SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_thread_count';
-VARIABLE_VALUE
+SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE AS EXPECT_2 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_thread_count';
+EXPECT_2
 2
 SELECT @@global.wsrep_provider;
 @@global.wsrep_provider
@@ -215,14 +216,14 @@ wsrep_thread_count	2
 SET @wsrep_slave_threads_saved= @@global.wsrep_slave_threads;
 SET GLOBAL wsrep_slave_threads= 10;
 # Wait for 9 applier threads to get created.
-SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_applier_thread_count';
-VARIABLE_VALUE
+SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE AS EXPECT_10 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_applier_thread_count';
+EXPECT_10
 10
-SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_rollbacker_thread_count';
-VARIABLE_VALUE
+SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE AS EXPECT_1 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_rollbacker_thread_count';
+EXPECT_1
 1
-SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_thread_count';
-VARIABLE_VALUE
+SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE AS EXPECT_11 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_thread_count';
+EXPECT_11
 11
 SHOW STATUS LIKE 'threads_connected';
 Variable_name	Value
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/wsrep/t/variables.test b/mysql-test/suite/wsrep/t/variables.test
index 5032398fc4219..6caa5cff50007 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/wsrep/t/variables.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/wsrep/t/variables.test
@@ -102,10 +102,13 @@ SET GLOBAL wsrep_cluster_address= 'gcomm://';
 --echo # Wait for applier thread to get created 1.
 --let $wait_condition = SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE = 1 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_applier_thread_count';
 --source include/wait_condition.inc
+--echo # Wait for applier thread to get created 2.
+--let $wait_condition = SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE = 1 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_rollbacker_thread_count';
+--source include/wait_condition.inc
 
-SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_applier_thread_count';
-SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_rollbacker_thread_count';
-SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_thread_count';
+SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE AS EXPECT_1 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_applier_thread_count';
+SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE AS EXPECT_1 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_rollbacker_thread_count';
+SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE AS EXPECT_2 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_thread_count';
 
 --replace_regex /.*libgalera_smm.*/libgalera_smm.so/
 SELECT @@global.wsrep_provider;
@@ -121,9 +124,9 @@ SET GLOBAL wsrep_slave_threads= 10;
 --let $wait_condition = SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE = 10 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_applier_thread_count';
 --source include/wait_condition.inc
 
-SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_applier_thread_count';
-SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_rollbacker_thread_count';
-SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_thread_count';
+SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE AS EXPECT_10 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_applier_thread_count';
+SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE AS EXPECT_1 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_rollbacker_thread_count';
+SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE AS EXPECT_11 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_thread_count';
 
 SHOW STATUS LIKE 'threads_connected';