diff --git a/scripts/base/frameworks/cluster/setup-connections.zeek b/scripts/base/frameworks/cluster/setup-connections.zeek
index 93d4504a6f..84c2a7d2fe 100644
--- a/scripts/base/frameworks/cluster/setup-connections.zeek
+++ b/scripts/base/frameworks/cluster/setup-connections.zeek
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ function connect_peer(node_type: NodeType, node_name: string)
 		                 status));
 		return;
 		}
+
+	Reporter::warning(fmt("connect_peer: node '%s' (%s) not found", node_name, node_type));
 	}
 
 function connect_peers_with_type(node_type: NodeType)
diff --git a/testing/btest/coverage/test-all-policy-cluster.test b/testing/btest/coverage/test-all-policy-cluster.test
index 6aab29a1e7..b91e96a75e 100644
--- a/testing/btest/coverage/test-all-policy-cluster.test
+++ b/testing/btest/coverage/test-all-policy-cluster.test
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ redef Cluster::backend = Cluster::CLUSTER_BACKEND_BROKER;
 @TEST-START-FILE cluster-layout.zeek
 redef Cluster::nodes = {
 	["manager"]  = [$node_type=Cluster::MANAGER, $ip=127.0.0.1, $p=to_port(getenv("BROKER_PORT1"))],
-	["logger-1"] = [$node_type=Cluster::LOGGER,  $ip=127.0.0.1, $p=to_port(getenv("BROKER_PORT2")), $manager="manager"],
-	["proxy-1"]  = [$node_type=Cluster::PROXY,   $ip=127.0.0.1, $p=to_port(getenv("BROKER_PORT3")), $manager="manager"],
-	["worker-1"] = [$node_type=Cluster::WORKER,  $ip=127.0.0.1, $p=to_port(getenv("BROKER_PORT4")), $manager="manager"],
+	["logger-1"] = [$node_type=Cluster::LOGGER,  $ip=127.0.0.1, $p=to_port(getenv("BROKER_PORT2"))],
+	["proxy-1"]  = [$node_type=Cluster::PROXY,   $ip=127.0.0.1, $p=to_port(getenv("BROKER_PORT3"))],
+	["worker-1"] = [$node_type=Cluster::WORKER,  $ip=127.0.0.1, $p=to_port(getenv("BROKER_PORT4"))],
 };
 
 @TEST-END-FILE