Index: src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/catalog/TestCatalogTrackerOnCluster.java =================================================================== --- src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/catalog/TestCatalogTrackerOnCluster.java (revision 1441178) +++ src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/catalog/TestCatalogTrackerOnCluster.java (working copy) @@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ UTIL.startMiniCluster(); // Shutdown hbase. UTIL.shutdownMiniHBaseCluster(); + // the various ZKWatcher some time to settle their affairs. + Thread.sleep(1000); + // Mess with the root location in the running zk. Set it to be nonsense. ZooKeeperWatcher zookeeper = new ZooKeeperWatcher(UTIL.getConfiguration(), "Bad Root Location Writer", new Abortable() {