diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/transactionts/scripts/query_after_restart/dataset-with-meta-record/create_and_start.sh b/asterixdb/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/transactionts/scripts/query_after_restart/dataset-with-meta-record/create_and_start.sh
index 945f01d..b3e6d26 100755
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/transactionts/scripts/query_after_restart/dataset-with-meta-record/create_and_start.sh
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/transactionts/scripts/query_after_restart/dataset-with-meta-record/create_and_start.sh
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
 $MANAGIX_HOME/bin/managix create -n nc1 -c $MANAGIX_HOME/clusters/local/local.xml;
+$MANAGIX_HOME/bin/managix stop -n nc1;
+cp $MANAGIX_HOME/../../../asterix-external-data/target/asterix-external-data-*-tests.jar \
+    $MANAGIX_HOME/clusters/local/working_dir/asterix/repo/
+$MANAGIX_HOME/bin/managix start -n nc1;