diff --git a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/MinimumMasterNodesTests.java b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/MinimumMasterNodesTests.java
index dd03765d765..23bdd32679f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/MinimumMasterNodesTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/MinimumMasterNodesTests.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import org.elasticsearch.client.Client;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.Priority;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Settings;
 import org.elasticsearch.discovery.Discovery;
+import org.elasticsearch.discovery.zen.elect.ElectMasterService;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.query.QueryBuilders;
 import org.elasticsearch.test.ElasticsearchIntegrationTest;
 import org.elasticsearch.test.ElasticsearchIntegrationTest.ClusterScope;
@@ -281,7 +282,7 @@ public class MinimumMasterNodesTests extends ElasticsearchIntegrationTest {
         assertNoMasterBlockOnAllNodes();
 
         logger.info("--> bringing another node up");
-        cluster().startNode(settings);
+        cluster().startNode(settingsBuilder().put(settings).put(ElectMasterService.DISCOVERY_ZEN_MINIMUM_MASTER_NODES, 2).build());
         clusterHealthResponse = client().admin().cluster().prepareHealth().setWaitForEvents(Priority.LANGUID).setWaitForNodes("2").get();
         assertThat(clusterHealthResponse.isTimedOut(), equalTo(false));
     }