diff --git a/db_stress_tool/db_stress_test_base.cc b/db_stress_tool/db_stress_test_base.cc
index 0639a3458..7955150f4 100644
--- a/db_stress_tool/db_stress_test_base.cc
+++ b/db_stress_tool/db_stress_test_base.cc
@@ -2657,6 +2657,10 @@ void StressTest::Open(SharedState* shared) {
       assert(trans.size() == 0);
 #endif
     }
+    if (!s.ok()) {
+      fprintf(stderr, "Error in opening the DB [%s]\n", s.ToString().c_str());
+      fflush(stderr);
+    }
     assert(s.ok());
     assert(column_families_.size() ==
            static_cast<size_t>(FLAGS_column_families));
diff --git a/tools/db_crashtest.py b/tools/db_crashtest.py
index e13fd45c8..6b65b9a5e 100644
--- a/tools/db_crashtest.py
+++ b/tools/db_crashtest.py
@@ -162,9 +162,7 @@ default_params = {
     "open_metadata_write_fault_one_in": lambda: random.choice([0, 0, 8]),
     "open_write_fault_one_in": lambda: random.choice([0, 0, 16]),
     "open_read_fault_one_in": lambda: random.choice([0, 0, 32]),
-    "sync_fault_injection": 0,
-    # TODO: reenable after investigating failure
-    # "sync_fault_injection": lambda: random.randint(0, 1),
+    "sync_fault_injection": lambda: random.randint(0, 1),
     "get_property_one_in": 1000000,
     "paranoid_file_checks": lambda: random.choice([0, 1, 1, 1]),
     "max_write_buffer_size_to_maintain": lambda: random.choice(