diff --git a/lucene/replicator/src/test/org/apache/lucene/replicator/nrt/NodeProcess.java b/lucene/replicator/src/test/org/apache/lucene/replicator/nrt/NodeProcess.java
index dcbef87aa1f..be0b3df3336 100644
--- a/lucene/replicator/src/test/org/apache/lucene/replicator/nrt/NodeProcess.java
+++ b/lucene/replicator/src/test/org/apache/lucene/replicator/nrt/NodeProcess.java
@@ -157,9 +157,7 @@ class NodeProcess implements Closeable {
             throw new RuntimeException("shutdown failed");
           }
         } catch (Throwable t) {
-          System.out.println("top: shutdown failed; skipping");
-          t.printStackTrace(System.out);
-          return false;
+          System.out.println("top: shutdown failed; ignoring");
         }
         try {
           p.waitFor();
diff --git a/lucene/replicator/src/test/org/apache/lucene/replicator/nrt/TestNRTReplication.java b/lucene/replicator/src/test/org/apache/lucene/replicator/nrt/TestNRTReplication.java
index b2240ebc955..510a0759e40 100644
--- a/lucene/replicator/src/test/org/apache/lucene/replicator/nrt/TestNRTReplication.java
+++ b/lucene/replicator/src/test/org/apache/lucene/replicator/nrt/TestNRTReplication.java
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ import org.apache.lucene.util.LuceneTestCase.SuppressSysoutChecks;
 
 import com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.SeedUtils;
 
+// nocommit make some explicit failure tests
+
 // MockRandom's .sd file has no index header/footer:
 @SuppressCodecs({"MockRandom", "Memory", "Direct", "SimpleText"})
 @SuppressSysoutChecks(bugUrl = "Stuff gets printed, important stuff for debugging a failure")