diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/kafka/controller/KafkaController.scala b/core/src/main/scala/kafka/controller/KafkaController.scala
index 66df6d2fbdb..e9b4dc62df3 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/kafka/controller/KafkaController.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/kafka/controller/KafkaController.scala
@@ -365,6 +365,8 @@ class KafkaController(val config : KafkaConfig, zkClient: ZkClient, val brokerSt
       controllerContext.epoch=0
       controllerContext.epochZkVersion=0
       brokerState.newState(RunningAsBroker)
+
+      info("Broker %d resigned as the controller".format(config.brokerId))
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/integration/kafka/api/ConsumerTest.scala b/core/src/test/scala/integration/kafka/api/ConsumerTest.scala
index 798f035df52..2802a399bf5 100644
--- a/core/src/test/scala/integration/kafka/api/ConsumerTest.scala
+++ b/core/src/test/scala/integration/kafka/api/ConsumerTest.scala
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ class ConsumerTest extends IntegrationTestHarness with Logging {
     assertEquals(1, parts.size)
     assertNotNull(parts(0).leader())
     
-    // shutdown the co-ordinator
+    // shutdown the coordinator
     val coordinator = parts(0).leader().id()
     this.servers(coordinator).shutdown()
     
@@ -239,6 +239,9 @@ class ConsumerTest extends IntegrationTestHarness with Logging {
       consumer0.poll(50)
     assertEquals(2, callback.callsToAssigned)
     assertEquals(2, callback.callsToRevoked)
+
+    // restart the coordinator since it may also be hosting "test" topic
+    this.servers(coordinator).startup()
     
     consumer0.close()
   }