diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 7302c445dc..4ba59d8191 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 
+2.6-beta2-64 | 2018-11-02 08:56:59 -0500
+
+  * Improve a weird stats unit test (Jon Siwek, Corelight)
+
 2.6-beta2-62 | 2018-11-01 20:39:07 -0500
 
   * Fix Travis script typo (Jon Siwek, Corelight)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index c5463f0f2a..441d9a067e 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.6-beta2-62
+2.6-beta2-64
diff --git a/testing/btest/scripts/policy/misc/weird-stats-cluster.bro b/testing/btest/scripts/policy/misc/weird-stats-cluster.bro
index 492b682c4d..a0652ed05b 100644
--- a/testing/btest/scripts/policy/misc/weird-stats-cluster.bro
+++ b/testing/btest/scripts/policy/misc/weird-stats-cluster.bro
@@ -38,11 +38,7 @@ event Broker::peer_lost(endpoint: Broker::EndpointInfo, msg: string)
 event ready_again()
 	{
 	Reporter::net_weird("weird1");
-
-	if ( Cluster::node == "worker-2" )
-		{
-		schedule 5secs { terminate_me() };
-		}
+	schedule 5secs { terminate_me() };
 	}
 
 event ready_for_data()
@@ -75,19 +71,14 @@ event ready_for_data()
 
 @if ( Cluster::local_node_type() == Cluster::MANAGER )
 
-event bro_init()
-	{
-	Broker::auto_publish(Cluster::worker_topic, ready_for_data);
-	}
-
 global peer_count = 0;
 
-event Broker::peer_added(endpoint: Broker::EndpointInfo, msg: string)
+event Cluster::node_up(name: string, id: string)
 	{
 	++peer_count;
 
 	if ( peer_count == 2 )
-		event ready_for_data();
+		Broker::publish(Cluster::worker_topic, ready_for_data);
 	}
 
 @endif