diff --git a/tests/cluster/tests/includes/init-tests.tcl b/tests/cluster/tests/includes/init-tests.tcl
index 41fc49aa6d..f1cb3a8b6b 100644
--- a/tests/cluster/tests/includes/init-tests.tcl
+++ b/tests/cluster/tests/includes/init-tests.tcl
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ test "Cluster nodes hard reset" {
         R $id config set repl-diskless-load disabled
         R $id config set cluster-announce-hostname ""
         R $id DEBUG DROP-CLUSTER-PACKET-FILTER -1
-        R $id DEBUG CLOSE-CLUSTER-LINK-ON-PACKET-DROP 0
         R $id config rewrite
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/unit/cluster/cluster-reliable-meet.tcl b/tests/unit/cluster/cluster-reliable-meet.tcl
index b8e7d5b2a3..890e80936e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/cluster/cluster-reliable-meet.tcl
+++ b/tests/unit/cluster/cluster-reliable-meet.tcl
@@ -3,76 +3,68 @@ set old_singledb $::singledb
 set ::singledb 1
 
 tags {tls:skip external:skip cluster} {
-
-set base_conf [list cluster-enabled yes]
-start_multiple_servers 2 [list overrides $base_conf] {
-
-test "Cluster nodes are reachable" {
-    for {set id 0} {$id < [llength $::servers]} {incr id} {
-        # Every node should be reachable.
-        wait_for_condition 1000 50 {
-            ([catch {R $id ping} ping_reply] == 0) &&
-            ($ping_reply eq {PONG})
-        } else {
-            catch {R $id ping} err
-            fail "Node #$id keeps replying '$err' to PING."
+    set base_conf [list cluster-enabled yes]
+    start_multiple_servers 2 [list overrides $base_conf] {
+        test "Cluster nodes are reachable" {
+            for {set id 0} {$id < [llength $::servers]} {incr id} {
+                # Every node should be reachable.
+                wait_for_condition 1000 50 {
+                    ([catch {R $id ping} ping_reply] == 0) &&
+                    ($ping_reply eq {PONG})
+                } else {
+                    catch {R $id ping} err
+                    fail "Node #$id keeps replying '$err' to PING."
+                }
+            }
         }
-    }
-}
-
-test "Before slots allocation, all nodes report cluster failure" {
-    wait_for_cluster_state fail
-}
-
-set CLUSTER_PACKET_TYPE_MEET 2
-set CLUSTER_PACKET_TYPE_NONE -1
-
-set b 0
-set a 1
-
-test "Cluster nodes haven't met each other" {
-    assert {[llength [get_cluster_nodes $a]] == 1}
-    assert {[llength [get_cluster_nodes $b]] == 1}
-}
-
-test "Allocate slots" {
-    cluster_allocate_slots 2 0
-}
 
-test "MEET is reliabile when target drops the initial MEETs" {
-    # Make b drop the initial MEET messages due to link failure
-    R $b DEBUG DROP-CLUSTER-PACKET-FILTER $CLUSTER_PACKET_TYPE_MEET
-    R $b DEBUG CLOSE-CLUSTER-LINK-ON-PACKET-DROP 1
-
-    set b_port [srv 0 port]
-
-    R $a CLUSTER MEET 127.0.0.1 $b_port
-
-    # Wait for at least a few MEETs to be sent so that we are sure that b is
-    # dropping them.
-    wait_for_condition 1000 50 {
-        [CI $b cluster_stats_messages_meet_received] >= 3
-    } else {
-      fail "Cluster node $a never sent multiple MEETs to $b"
-    }
+        test "Before slots allocation, all nodes report cluster failure" {
+            wait_for_cluster_state fail
+        }
 
-    # Make sure the nodes still don't know about each other
-    assert {[llength [get_cluster_nodes $a connected]] == 1}
-    assert {[llength [get_cluster_nodes $b connected]] == 1}
+        set CLUSTER_PACKET_TYPE_MEET 2
+        set CLUSTER_PACKET_TYPE_NONE -1
 
-    R $b DEBUG DROP-CLUSTER-PACKET-FILTER $CLUSTER_PACKET_TYPE_NONE
+        test "Cluster nodes haven't met each other" {
+            assert {[llength [get_cluster_nodes 1]] == 1}
+            assert {[llength [get_cluster_nodes 0]] == 1}
+        }
 
-    # If the MEET is reliable, both a and b will turn to cluster state ok
-    wait_for_condition 1000 50 {
-        [CI $a cluster_state] eq {ok} && [CI $b cluster_state] eq {ok} &&
-        [CI $b cluster_stats_messages_meet_received] >= 4 &&
-        [CI $a cluster_stats_messages_meet_sent] == [CI $b cluster_stats_messages_meet_received]
-    } else {
-        fail "$a cluster_state:[CI $a cluster_state], $b cluster_state: [CI $b cluster_state]"
-    }
-}
-} ;# stop servers
+        test "Allocate slots" {
+            cluster_allocate_slots 2 0
+        }
 
+        test "MEET is reliabile when target drops the initial MEETs" {
+            # Make 0 drop the initial MEET messages due to link failure
+            R 0 DEBUG DROP-CLUSTER-PACKET-FILTER $CLUSTER_PACKET_TYPE_MEET
+            R 0 DEBUG CLOSE-CLUSTER-LINK-ON-PACKET-DROP 1
+
+            R 1 CLUSTER MEET 127.0.0.1 [srv 0 port]
+
+            # Wait for at least a few MEETs to be sent so that we are sure that 0 is
+            # dropping them.
+            wait_for_condition 1000 50 {
+                [CI 0 cluster_stats_messages_meet_received] >= 3
+            } else {
+                fail "Cluster node $a never sent multiple MEETs to $b"
+            }
+
+            # Make sure the nodes still don't know about each other
+            assert {[llength [get_cluster_nodes 1 connected]] == 1}
+            assert {[llength [get_cluster_nodes 0 connected]] == 1}
+
+            R 0 DEBUG DROP-CLUSTER-PACKET-FILTER $CLUSTER_PACKET_TYPE_NONE
+
+            # If the MEET is reliable, both a and b will turn to cluster state ok
+            wait_for_condition 1000 50 {
+                [CI 1 cluster_state] eq {ok} && [CI 0 cluster_state] eq {ok} &&
+                [CI 0 cluster_stats_messages_meet_received] >= 4 &&
+                [CI 1 cluster_stats_messages_meet_sent] == [CI 0 cluster_stats_messages_meet_received]
+            } else {
+                fail "1 cluster_state:[CI 1 cluster_state], 0 cluster_state: [CI 0 cluster_state]"
+            }
+        }
+    } ;# stop servers
 } ;# tags
 
 set ::singledb $old_singledb