diff --git a/qa/standalone/crush/crush-classes.sh b/qa/standalone/crush/crush-classes.sh
index 9edc513d747..ee9c9092e6e 100755
--- a/qa/standalone/crush/crush-classes.sh
+++ b/qa/standalone/crush/crush-classes.sh
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ function TEST_mon_classes() {
     run_osd $dir 0 || return 1
     run_osd $dir 1 || return 1
     run_osd $dir 2 || return 1
+    create_rbd_pool || return 1
 
     test "$(get_osds_up rbd SOMETHING)" == "1 2 0" || return 1
     add_something $dir SOMETHING || return 1