diff --git a/lustre/tests/recovery-small.sh b/lustre/tests/recovery-small.sh
index b5f812d5304f39b55f2572f38cf0a8f0a1f15e68..9c2ee1c2ad4fe0e9020ccedc52a1243d1dc115d9 100755
--- a/lustre/tests/recovery-small.sh
+++ b/lustre/tests/recovery-small.sh
@@ -586,8 +586,9 @@ test_23() { #b=4561
 }
 run_test 23 "client hang when close a file after mds crash"
 
-test_24() {	# bug 2248 - eviction fails writeback but app doesn't see it
+test_24() { # bug 11710 details correct fsync() behavior
 	mkdir -p $DIR/$tdir
+	lfs setstripe $DIR/$tdir -s 0 -i 0 -c 1
 	cancel_lru_locks osc
 	multiop_bg_pause $DIR/$tdir/$tfile Owy_wyc || return 1
 	MULTI_PID=$!
diff --git a/lustre/tests/test-framework.sh b/lustre/tests/test-framework.sh
index c453c8e4005f4e30b260ecc14d0d533720ff2a9f..77c23e242b3fdd25b6fa8c9eef8dab307382ff30 100644
--- a/lustre/tests/test-framework.sh
+++ b/lustre/tests/test-framework.sh
@@ -722,8 +722,10 @@ client_df() {
 
 client_reconnect() {
     uname -n >> $MOUNT/recon
-    if [ ! -z "$CLIENTS" ]; then
-        $PDSH $CLIENTS "df $MOUNT; uname -n >> $MOUNT/recon" > /dev/null
+    if [ -z "$CLIENTS" ]; then
+        df $MOUNT; uname -n >> $MOUNT/recon
+    else
+        do_nodes $CLIENTS "df $MOUNT; uname -n >> $MOUNT/recon" > /dev/null
     fi
     echo Connected clients:
     cat $MOUNT/recon