diff --git a/docs/reference/cat/indices.asciidoc b/docs/reference/cat/indices.asciidoc
index 91965f7b6fc..11dfb3c7c6a 100644
--- a/docs/reference/cat/indices.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/cat/indices.asciidoc
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ GET /_cat/indices?v&s=store.size:desc
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 // CONSOLE
 // TEST[continued]
+// TEST[s/^/POST _flush\n/]
 
 Which looks like: