diff --git a/sandbox/start-sandbox b/sandbox/start-sandbox
index b146ab40..0a4ad49b 100755
--- a/sandbox/start-sandbox
+++ b/sandbox/start-sandbox
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ make_sandbox() {
       echo "skip-innodb" >> /tmp/$port/my.sandbox.cnf
    fi
 
+   # If the sandbox is a slave, set it read_only.
+   if [ "$type" = "slave" ]; then
+      echo "read_only" >> /tmp/$port/my.sandbox.cnf
+   fi
+
    # Start the sandbox and check that it has InnoDB.
    /tmp/$port/start
    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
@@ -65,6 +70,12 @@ make_sandbox() {
       exit 1
    fi
 
+   # If the sandbox is a slave, start the slave.
+   if [ "$type" = "slave" ]; then
+      /tmp/$port/use -e "change master to master_host='127.0.0.1', master_user='msandbox', master_password='msandbox', master_port=$master_port"
+      /tmp/$port/use -e "start slave"
+   fi
+
    return 0
 }
 
@@ -149,13 +160,7 @@ if [ -f $PIDFILE ]; then
    echo "Sandbox $port already started (found pid file $PIDFILE)"
 else
    make_sandbox
-
-   # If the sandbox is a slave, start the slave.
-   if [ "$type" = "slave" ]; then
-      /tmp/$port/use -e "change master to master_host='127.0.0.1', master_user='msandbox', master_password='msandbox', master_port=$master_port"
-      /tmp/$port/use -e "start slave"
-      /tmp/$port/use -e "set global read_only=1"
-   fi
+   # make_sandbox has started slave and set read_only if necessary.
 
    # If the sandbox is a master-master, start the second master and slave the
    # two together.
diff --git a/t/pt-archiver/samples/table1.sql b/t/pt-archiver/samples/table1.sql
index 6477c573..722519bd 100644
--- a/t/pt-archiver/samples/table1.sql
+++ b/t/pt-archiver/samples/table1.sql
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ create table table_1(
    c int not null,
    d varchar(50),
    key(b)
-) type=innodb;
+) engine=innodb;
 
 insert into table_1 values
    (1, 2,    3, 4),
diff --git a/t/pt-archiver/samples/table5.sql b/t/pt-archiver/samples/table5.sql
index 7442eaa5..15ce120f 100644
--- a/t/pt-archiver/samples/table5.sql
+++ b/t/pt-archiver/samples/table5.sql
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `table_5` (
   h decimal(9,5) not null,
   i datetime not null,
   PRIMARY KEY  (a,b,c,d)
-) type=InnoDB;
+) engine=InnoDB;
 CREATE TABLE `table_5_dest` (
   a date not null,
   b int not null,
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `table_5_dest` (
   h decimal(9,5) not null,
   i datetime not null,
   PRIMARY KEY  (a,b,c,d)
-) type=InnoDB;
+) engine=InnoDB;
 CREATE TABLE `table_5_copy` (
   a date not null,
   b int not null,
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `table_5_copy` (
   h decimal(9,5) not null,
   i datetime not null,
   PRIMARY KEY  (a,b,c,d)
-) type=InnoDB;
+) engine=InnoDB;
 
 
 INSERT INTO `table_5` VALUES (current_date - interval 2 day,581,'m','ga',1,16,0,'0.00402','2007-03-10 18:00:33')
diff --git a/t/pt-archiver/samples/tables1-4.sql b/t/pt-archiver/samples/tables1-4.sql
index a3a2a4fd..a5acafea 100644
--- a/t/pt-archiver/samples/tables1-4.sql
+++ b/t/pt-archiver/samples/tables1-4.sql
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ create table table_1(
    c int not null,
    d varchar(50),
    key(b)
-) type=innodb;
+) engine=innodb;
 
 create table table_2(
    a int not null primary key auto_increment,
    b int,
    c int not null,
    d varchar(50)
-) type=innodb;
+) engine=innodb;
 
 create table table_3(
    a int not null,
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ create table table_3(
    c int not null,
    d varchar(50),
    primary key(a, c)
-) type=innodb;
+) engine=innodb;
 
 create table table_4(
    a int
-) type=innodb;
+) engine=innodb;
 
 insert into table_1 values
    (1, 2,    3, 4),
diff --git a/t/pt-archiver/samples/tables7-9.sql b/t/pt-archiver/samples/tables7-9.sql
index 04913819..b6d91334 100644
--- a/t/pt-archiver/samples/tables7-9.sql
+++ b/t/pt-archiver/samples/tables7-9.sql
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ create table table_7(
    b int not null,
    c int not null,
    primary key(a, b)
-) type=innodb;
+) engine=innodb;
 
 drop table if exists table_8;
 create table table_8 like table_7;
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ create table table_9(
    a int not null primary key,
    b int not null,
    c int not null
-) type=innodb;
+) engine=innodb;
 
 insert into table_7(a, b, c) values
    (1, 2, 1),
diff --git a/t/pt-table-checksum/replication_filters.t b/t/pt-table-checksum/replication_filters.t
index 03fc4da3..f6f9497c 100644
--- a/t/pt-table-checksum/replication_filters.t
+++ b/t/pt-table-checksum/replication_filters.t
@@ -272,6 +272,16 @@ is(
    "USE only --replicate-database (binlog dump)"
 );
 
+# #############################################################################
+# Stop and start slaves to avoid sandbox breakage caused by restarting servers.
+# #############################################################################
+$slave1_dbh = $sb->get_dbh_for('slave1');
+$slave2_dbh = $sb->get_dbh_for('slave2');
+$slave1_dbh->do('STOP SLAVE');
+$slave2_dbh->do('STOP SLAVE');
+$slave1_dbh->do('START SLAVE');
+$slave2_dbh->do('START SLAVE');
+
 # #############################################################################
 # Done.
 # #############################################################################