diff --git a/plugins/repository-azure/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/repositories/azure/AzureSnapshotRestoreTests.java b/plugins/repository-azure/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/repositories/azure/AzureSnapshotRestoreTests.java
index 73316ca0021..38bf42c0f3f 100644
--- a/plugins/repository-azure/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/repositories/azure/AzureSnapshotRestoreTests.java
+++ b/plugins/repository-azure/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/repositories/azure/AzureSnapshotRestoreTests.java
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ import org.elasticsearch.test.store.MockFSIndexStore;
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.AfterClass;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
-import org.junit.Ignore;
 
 import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.util.Arrays;
@@ -73,7 +72,6 @@ import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.lessThanOrEqualTo;
         supportsDedicatedMasters = false, numDataNodes = 1,
         transportClientRatio = 0.0)
 @ThirdParty
-@Ignore
 @AwaitsFix(bugUrl = "https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/26812")
 public class AzureSnapshotRestoreTests extends ESBlobStoreRepositoryIntegTestCase {
 
@@ -81,8 +79,10 @@ public class AzureSnapshotRestoreTests extends ESBlobStoreRepositoryIntegTestCas
         return Settings.builder().setSecureSettings(generateMockSecureSettings());
     }
 
-    private static final AzureStorageService azureStorageService = new AzureStorageServiceImpl(generateMockSettings().build(),
-        AzureStorageSettings.load(generateMockSettings().build()));
+    // disabled for https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/26812
+    private static final AzureStorageService azureStorageService = null;
+    //private static final AzureStorageService azureStorageService = new AzureStorageServiceImpl(generateMockSettings().build(),
+    //    AzureStorageSettings.load(generateMockSettings().build()));
 
     @Override
     protected Settings nodeSettings(int nodeOrdinal) {