diff --git a/qa/multi-cluster-search-security/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/multi_cluster/10_basic.yaml b/qa/multi-cluster-search-security/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/multi_cluster/10_basic.yaml
index d8448a19772..30171d05e7d 100644
--- a/qa/multi-cluster-search-security/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/multi_cluster/10_basic.yaml
+++ b/qa/multi-cluster-search-security/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/multi_cluster/10_basic.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ setup:
               "cluster": ["all"],
               "indices": [
                 {
-                  "names": "*",
+                  "names": ["test_index", "my_remote_cluster:test_index", "my_remote_cluster:aliased_test_index", "test_remote_cluster:test_index"],
                   "privileges": ["read", "read_cross_cluster", "view_index_metadata"]
                 }
               ]
diff --git a/qa/multi-cluster-search-security/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/remote_cluster/10_basic.yaml b/qa/multi-cluster-search-security/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/remote_cluster/10_basic.yaml
index 587a67fba0c..5095a538973 100644
--- a/qa/multi-cluster-search-security/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/remote_cluster/10_basic.yaml
+++ b/qa/multi-cluster-search-security/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/remote_cluster/10_basic.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ setup:
               "cluster": ["monitor"],
               "indices": [
                 {
-                  "names": "*",
+                  "names": ["test_index", "aliased_test_index"],
                   "privileges": ["read", "read_cross_cluster", "view_index_metadata"]
                 }
               ]