diff --git a/src/test/java/io/vertx/test/core/CreateVertxTest.java b/src/test/java/io/vertx/test/core/CreateVertxTest.java
index 1a8bfe18eb6..e0059c65636 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/vertx/test/core/CreateVertxTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/vertx/test/core/CreateVertxTest.java
@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@
 
 package io.vertx.test.core;
 
-import io.vertx.core.Vertx;
-import io.vertx.core.VertxOptions;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
+import io.vertx.core.*;
+import io.vertx.test.fakecluster.FakeClusterManager;
+
 /**
  * @author <a href="http://tfox.org">Tim Fox</a>
  */
@@ -88,4 +89,20 @@ public void testCreateClusteredVertxAsyncDontSetClustered() {
     await();
   }
 
+  
+  @Test
+  public void testCreateClusteredVertxAsyncDetectJoinFailure() {
+    VertxOptions options = new VertxOptions().setClusterManager(new FakeClusterManager(){
+      @Override
+      public void join(Handler<AsyncResult<Void>> resultHandler) {
+        resultHandler.handle(Future.failedFuture(new Exception("joinfailure")));
+      }
+    });
+    clusteredVertx(options, ar -> {
+      assertTrue(ar.failed());
+      assertEquals("joinfailure", ar.cause().getMessage());
+      testComplete();
+    });
+    await();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/vertx/test/core/VertxTest.java b/src/test/java/io/vertx/test/core/VertxTest.java
index 2bde5bb610a..b7e52bf6b04 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/vertx/test/core/VertxTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/vertx/test/core/VertxTest.java
@@ -96,20 +96,4 @@ public void close(Handler<AsyncResult<Void>> completionHandler) {
     await();
   }
   
-  @Test
-  public void testClusterManagerFailure() throws Exception {
-    VertxOptions options = new VertxOptions().setClusterManager(new FakeClusterManager(){
-      @Override
-      public void join(Handler<AsyncResult<Void>> resultHandler) {
-        resultHandler.handle(Future.failedFuture(new Exception("joinfailure")));
-      }
-    });
-    Vertx.clusteredVertx(options, ar -> {
-      assertTrue(ar.failed());
-      assertEquals("joinfailure", ar.cause().getMessage());
-      testComplete();
-    });
-    await();
-  }
-  
 }