diff --git a/test/nvmf/target/multiconnection.sh b/test/nvmf/target/multiconnection.sh
index 275e3f35b..5ced53e5b 100755
--- a/test/nvmf/target/multiconnection.sh
+++ b/test/nvmf/target/multiconnection.sh
@@ -34,10 +34,8 @@ do
 done
 
 for i in $(seq 1 $NVMF_SUBSYS); do
-	k=$((i-1))
 	nvme connect -t $TEST_TRANSPORT -n "nqn.2016-06.io.spdk:cnode${i}" -a "$NVMF_FIRST_TARGET_IP" -s "$NVMF_PORT"
-
-	waitforblk "nvme${k}n1"
+	waitforserial SPDK$i
 done
 
 $rootdir/scripts/fio.py -p nvmf -i 262144 -d 64 -t read -r 10