diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/IndicesCustomDataPathIT.java b/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/IndicesCustomDataPathIT.java
index 61a603daac4..46d6f126f81 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/IndicesCustomDataPathIT.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/IndicesCustomDataPathIT.java
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ public class IndicesCustomDataPathIT extends ESIntegTestCase {
 
     @Test
     @TestLogging("_root:DEBUG,index:TRACE")
+    @AwaitsFix(bugUrl = "path shenanigans, Lee is looking into it")
     public void testDataPathCanBeChanged() throws Exception {
         final String INDEX = "idx";
         Path root = createTempDir();
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ public class IndicesCustomDataPathIT extends ESIntegTestCase {
     }
 
     @Test
+    @AwaitsFix(bugUrl = "path shenanigans, Lee is looking into it")
     public void testIndexCreatedWithCustomPathAndTemplate() throws Exception {
         final String INDEX = "myindex2";
         internalCluster().startNodesAsync(1, nodeSettings(path));