diff --git a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/bwcompat/BasicBackwardsCompatibilityTest.java b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/bwcompat/BasicBackwardsCompatibilityTest.java
index 323e6b713e5..fe87618dfe0 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/bwcompat/BasicBackwardsCompatibilityTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/bwcompat/BasicBackwardsCompatibilityTest.java
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ public class BasicBackwardsCompatibilityTest extends ElasticsearchBackwardsCompa
     @Test
     public void testMultiGet() throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
         assertAcked(prepareCreate("test").addAlias(new Alias("alias")));
-        ensureGreen("test");
+        ensureYellow("test");
 
         int numDocs = iterations(10, 50);
         IndexRequestBuilder[] indexRequestBuilders = new IndexRequestBuilder[numDocs];