diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/index/query/IntervalQueryBuilderTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/index/query/IntervalQueryBuilderTests.java
index ed28a06500d..cfcc1a9cd3e 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/index/query/IntervalQueryBuilderTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/index/query/IntervalQueryBuilderTests.java
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public class IntervalQueryBuilderTests extends AbstractQueryTestCase<IntervalQue
     }
 
     private IntervalsSourceProvider createRandomSource(int depth, boolean useScripts) {
-        if (depth > 3) {
+        if (depth > 2) {
             return createRandomMatch(depth + 1, useScripts);
         }
         switch (randomInt(20)) {