diff --git a/src/contrib/cluster/Akka.DistributedData.Tests.MultiNode/DurablePruningSpec.cs b/src/contrib/cluster/Akka.DistributedData.Tests.MultiNode/DurablePruningSpec.cs
index 32612323ba8..be36d749aad 100644
--- a/src/contrib/cluster/Akka.DistributedData.Tests.MultiNode/DurablePruningSpec.cs
+++ b/src/contrib/cluster/Akka.DistributedData.Tests.MultiNode/DurablePruningSpec.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Immutable;
+using System.Linq;
 using Akka.Actor;
+using Akka.Cluster;
 using Akka.Cluster.TestKit;
 using Akka.Configuration;
 using Akka.Remote.TestKit;
@@ -48,20 +50,20 @@ public class DurablePruningSpec : MultiNodeClusterSpec
         private readonly GCounterKey keyA = new GCounterKey("A");
         private readonly IActorRef replicator;
 
-        protected DurablePruningSpec() : this(new DurablePruningSpecConfig())
+        public DurablePruningSpec() : this(new DurablePruningSpecConfig())
         {
         }
 
         protected DurablePruningSpec(DurablePruningSpecConfig config) : base(config, typeof(DurablePruningSpec))
         {
-            InitialParticipantsValueFactory = Roles.Count;
             cluster = Akka.Cluster.Cluster.Get(Sys);
+            replicator = StartReplicator(Sys);
             timeout = Dilated(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5));
         }
 
-        protected override int InitialParticipantsValueFactory { get; }
+        protected override int InitialParticipantsValueFactory => Roles.Count;
 
-        [MultiNodeFact(Skip = "FIXME")]
+        [MultiNodeFact]
         public void Pruning_of_durable_CRDT_should_move_data_from_removed_node()
         {
             Join(first, first);
@@ -69,10 +71,20 @@ public void Pruning_of_durable_CRDT_should_move_data_from_removed_node()
 
             var sys2 = ActorSystem.Create(Sys.Name, Sys.Settings.Config);
             var cluster2 = Akka.Cluster.Cluster.Get(sys2);
+            var distributedData2 = DistributedData.Get(sys2);
             var replicator2 = StartReplicator(sys2);
             var probe2 = new TestProbe(sys2, new XunitAssertions());
             cluster2.Join(Node(first).Address);
 
+            AwaitAssert(() =>
+            {
+                cluster.State.Members.Count.ShouldBe(4);
+                cluster.State.Members.All(m => m.Status == MemberStatus.Up).ShouldBe(true);
+                cluster2.State.Members.Count.ShouldBe(4);
+                cluster2.State.Members.All(m => m.Status == MemberStatus.Up).ShouldBe(true);
+            }, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10));
+            EnterBarrier("joined");
+
             Within(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5), () => AwaitAssert(() =>
             {
                 replicator.Tell(Dsl.GetReplicaCount);
@@ -81,10 +93,10 @@ public void Pruning_of_durable_CRDT_should_move_data_from_removed_node()
                 probe2.ExpectMsg(new ReplicaCount(4));
             }));
 
-            replicator.Tell(Dsl.Update(keyA, GCounter.Empty, WriteLocal.Instance, c => c.Increment(cluster)));
+            replicator.Tell(Dsl.Update(keyA, GCounter.Empty, WriteLocal.Instance, c => c.Increment(cluster, 3)));
             ExpectMsg(new UpdateSuccess(keyA, null));
 
-            replicator2.Tell(Dsl.Update(keyA, GCounter.Empty, WriteLocal.Instance, c => c.Increment(cluster2, 2)), probe2.Ref);
+            replicator2.Tell(Dsl.Update(keyA, GCounter.Empty, WriteLocal.Instance, c => c.Increment(cluster2.SelfUniqueAddress, 2)), probe2.Ref);
             probe2.ExpectMsg(new UpdateSuccess(keyA, null));
 
             EnterBarrier("updates-done");
@@ -135,8 +147,9 @@ public void Pruning_of_durable_CRDT_should_move_data_from_removed_node()
 
             RunOn(() =>
             {
-                var addr = cluster2.SelfAddress;
-                var sys3 = ActorSystem.Create(Sys.Name, ConfigurationFactory.ParseString(@"
+                var address = cluster2.SelfAddress;
+                var sys3 = ActorSystem.Create(Sys.Name, ConfigurationFactory.ParseString($@"
+                    akka.remote.dot-netty.tcp.port = {address.Port}
                 ").WithFallback(Sys.Settings.Config));
                 var cluster3 = Akka.Cluster.Cluster.Get(sys3);
                 var replicator3 = StartReplicator(sys3);
@@ -151,13 +164,20 @@ public void Pruning_of_durable_CRDT_should_move_data_from_removed_node()
                         replicator3.Tell(Dsl.Get(keyA, ReadLocal.Instance), probe3.Ref);
                         var counter4 = probe3.ExpectMsg<GetSuccess>().Get(keyA);
                         var value = counter4.Value;
-                        values.Add((int) value);
+                        values = values.Add((int) value);
                         value.ShouldBe(10UL);
                         counter4.State.Count.ShouldBe(3);
                     });
                     values.ShouldBe(ImmutableHashSet.Create(10));
                 });
 
+                // all must at least have seen it as joining
+                AwaitAssert(() =>
+                {
+                    cluster3.State.Members.Count.ShouldBe(4);
+                    cluster3.State.Members.All(m => m.Status == MemberStatus.Up).ShouldBeTrue();
+                }, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10));
+
                 // after merging with others
                 replicator3.Tell(Dsl.Get(keyA, new ReadAll(RemainingOrDefault)));
                 var counter5 = ExpectMsg<GetSuccess>().Get(keyA);
@@ -165,6 +185,7 @@ public void Pruning_of_durable_CRDT_should_move_data_from_removed_node()
                 counter5.State.Count.ShouldBe(3);
 
             }, first);
+
             EnterBarrier("sys3-started");
 
             replicator.Tell(Dsl.Get(keyA, new ReadAll(RemainingOrDefault)));