diff --git a/t/pt-online-schema-change/basics.t b/t/pt-online-schema-change/basics.t
index b5007157..625e6b16 100644
--- a/t/pt-online-schema-change/basics.t
+++ b/t/pt-online-schema-change/basics.t
@@ -705,7 +705,8 @@ ok(
    no_diff(
       sub { pt_online_schema_change::main(@args, "$dsn,D=bug_1045317,t=bits",
          '--execute', '--statistics',
-         '--alter', "modify column val ENUM('M','E','H') NOT NULL")
+         '--alter', "modify column val ENUM('M','E','H') NOT NULL",
+         '--recursion-method', 'none')
       },
       ($sandbox_version ge '5.5' && $db_flavor !~ m/XtraDB Cluster/
          ? "$sample/stats-execute-5.5.txt"
diff --git a/t/pt-online-schema-change/samples/stats-execute-5.5.txt b/t/pt-online-schema-change/samples/stats-execute-5.5.txt
index 7b1f6f60..3b4ee3df 100644
--- a/t/pt-online-schema-change/samples/stats-execute-5.5.txt
+++ b/t/pt-online-schema-change/samples/stats-execute-5.5.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-Found 2 slaves:
-  h=127.0.0.1,P=12346
-  h=127.0.0.1,P=12347
-Will check slave lag on:
-  h=127.0.0.1,P=12346
-  h=127.0.0.1,P=12347
+No slaves found.  See --recursion-method if host h=127.1,P=12345 has slaves.
+Not checking slave lag because no slaves were found and --check-slave-lag was not specified.
 Operation, tries, wait:
   copy_rows, 10, 0.25
   create_triggers, 10, 1
@@ -20,7 +16,6 @@ TS Dropped triggers OK.
 Successfully altered `bug_1045317`.`bits`.
 Creating new table...
 Created new table bug_1045317._bits_new OK.
-Waiting forever for new table `bug_1045317`.`_bits_new` to replicate to h=127.0.0.1,P=12346...
 Altering new table...
 Altered `bug_1045317`.`_bits_new` OK.
 TS Creating triggers...