diff --git a/lustre/tests/replay-single.sh b/lustre/tests/replay-single.sh
index 93ac06590024efccab97cefa7b32d4b6d63a960c..978ad88e0cdc330ffb6234ec20c389cd178b179e 100755
--- a/lustre/tests/replay-single.sh
+++ b/lustre/tests/replay-single.sh
@@ -956,18 +956,17 @@ run_test 47 "MDS->OSC failure during precreate cleanup (2824)"
 
 test_48() {
     remote_ost_nodsh && skip "remote OST with nodsh" && return 0
+    [ "$OSTCOUNT" -lt "2" ] && skip "$OSTCOUNT < 2 OSTs -- skipping" && return
 
     replay_barrier mds
     createmany -o $DIR/$tfile 20  || return 1
     # OBD_FAIL_OST_EROFS 0x216
-    fail mds
+    facet_failover mds
     do_facet ost1 "lctl set_param fail_loc=0x80000216"
     df $MOUNT || return 2
 
     createmany -o $DIR/$tfile 20 20 || return 2
     unlinkmany $DIR/$tfile 40 || return 3
-
-    do_facet ost1 "lctl set_param fail_loc=0"
     return 0
 }
 run_test 48 "MDS->OSC failure during precreate cleanup (2824)"