diff --git a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/msearch/11_status.yaml b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/msearch/11_status.yaml
index 525ea7ac421..ef4d53167b6 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/msearch/11_status.yaml
+++ b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/msearch/11_status.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ setup:
   - do:
       indices.create:
         index: test_1
+  - do:
+      cluster.health:
+        wait_for_status: yellow
 
 ---
 "Check Status":