diff --git a/tests/queries/0_stateless/02784_parallel_replicas_automatic_decision.sh b/tests/queries/0_stateless/02784_parallel_replicas_automatic_decision.sh
index 8a3b34e5cfa..dd9b5c3f6d9 100755
--- a/tests/queries/0_stateless/02784_parallel_replicas_automatic_decision.sh
+++ b/tests/queries/0_stateless/02784_parallel_replicas_automatic_decision.sh
@@ -10,12 +10,14 @@ function were_parallel_replicas_used () {
     $CLICKHOUSE_CLIENT --query "
         SELECT
             initial_query_id,
-            concat('Used parallel replicas: ', (countIf(initial_query_id != query_id) != 0)::bool::String) as used
+            concat('Used parallel replicas: ', (ProfileEvents['ParallelReplicasUsedCount'] > 0)::bool::String) as used
         FROM system.query_log
     WHERE event_date >= yesterday()
       AND initial_query_id LIKE '$1%'
-    GROUP BY initial_query_id
-    ORDER BY min(event_time_microseconds) ASC
+      AND query_id = initial_query_id
+      AND type = 'QueryFinish'
+      AND current_database = '$CLICKHOUSE_DATABASE'
+    ORDER BY event_time_microseconds ASC
     FORMAT TSV"
 }
 
@@ -48,7 +50,6 @@ function run_query_with_pure_parallel_replicas () {
         --query "$3" \
         --query_id "${1}_pure" \
         --max_parallel_replicas 3 \
-        --prefer_localhost_replica 1 \
         --cluster_for_parallel_replicas "parallel_replicas" \
         --allow_experimental_parallel_reading_from_replicas 1 \
         --parallel_replicas_for_non_replicated_merge_tree 1 \