diff --git a/storage/ndb/src/kernel/blocks/dbtc/DbtcMain.cpp b/storage/ndb/src/kernel/blocks/dbtc/DbtcMain.cpp
index 7ea6d3936b0..8e81b350947 100644
--- a/storage/ndb/src/kernel/blocks/dbtc/DbtcMain.cpp
+++ b/storage/ndb/src/kernel/blocks/dbtc/DbtcMain.cpp
@@ -7104,20 +7104,15 @@ Dbtc::nodeFailCheckTransactions(Signal* signal,
   for (transPtr.i = transPtrI; transPtr.i < capiConnectFilesize; transPtr.i++)
   {
     ptrCheckGuard(transPtr, capiConnectFilesize, apiConnectRecord); 
-    Uint32 state = transPtr.p->apiConnectstate;
     if (transPtr.p->m_transaction_nodes.get(failedNodeId))
     {
       jam();
       
-      // avoid assertion in timeoutfoundlab
-      if (state != CS_PREPARE_TO_COMMIT)
-      {
-	// Force timeout regardless of state      
-	c_appl_timeout_value = 1;
-	setApiConTimer(transPtr.i, TtcTimer - 2, __LINE__);
-	timeOutFoundLab(signal, transPtr.i, ZNODEFAIL_BEFORE_COMMIT);
-	c_appl_timeout_value = TapplTimeout;
-      }
+      // Force timeout regardless of state      
+      c_appl_timeout_value = 1;
+      setApiConTimer(transPtr.i, TtcTimer - 2, __LINE__);
+      timeOutFoundLab(signal, transPtr.i, ZNODEFAIL_BEFORE_COMMIT);
+      c_appl_timeout_value = TapplTimeout;
     }
     
     // Send CONTINUEB to continue later
diff --git a/storage/ndb/test/ndbapi/testNodeRestart.cpp b/storage/ndb/test/ndbapi/testNodeRestart.cpp
index 9816675eb57..cd0bc7face5 100644
--- a/storage/ndb/test/ndbapi/testNodeRestart.cpp
+++ b/storage/ndb/test/ndbapi/testNodeRestart.cpp
@@ -887,6 +887,9 @@ int runBug20185(NDBT_Context* ctx, NDBT_Step* step){
     return NDBT_FAILED;
   
   NdbSleep_MilliSleep(3000);
+  Vector<int> nodes;
+  for (Uint32 i = 0; i<restarter.getNumDbNodes(); i++)
+    nodes.push_back(restarter.getDbNodeId(i));
   
 retry:
   if(hugoOps.startTransaction(pNdb) != 0)
@@ -910,11 +913,16 @@ retry:
     nodeId = restarter.getDbNodeId(rand() % restarter.getNumDbNodes());
   } while (nodeId == node);
   
-  if (restarter.insertErrorInAllNodes(7030))
-    return NDBT_FAILED;
-  
+  ndbout_c("7031 to %d", nodeId);
   if (restarter.insertErrorInNode(nodeId, 7031))
     return NDBT_FAILED;
+
+  for (Uint32 i = 0; i<nodes.size(); i++)
+  {
+    if (nodes[i] != nodeId)
+      if (restarter.insertErrorInNode(nodes[i], 7030))
+	return NDBT_FAILED;
+  }
   
   NdbSleep_MilliSleep(500);