diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/settings/ClusterSettingsIT.java b/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/settings/ClusterSettingsIT.java
index 7e69003a1ea..26bb97fcc04 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/settings/ClusterSettingsIT.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/settings/ClusterSettingsIT.java
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ public class ClusterSettingsIT extends ESIntegTestCase {
         }
     }
 
+    @AwaitsFix(bugUrl = "https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/20318")
     public void testLoggerLevelUpdate() {
         assertAcked(prepareCreate("test"));
         final IllegalArgumentException e =