diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/security/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/authc/TokenServiceTests.java b/x-pack/plugin/security/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/authc/TokenServiceTests.java
index 7fc958cfafb..5af99ffb19d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/security/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/authc/TokenServiceTests.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/security/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/authc/TokenServiceTests.java
@@ -601,7 +601,9 @@ public class TokenServiceTests extends ESTestCase {
         final byte[] randomBytes = new byte[numBytes];
         random().nextBytes(randomBytes);
         TokenService tokenService = createTokenService(tokenServiceEnabledSettings, systemUTC());
-
+        // mock another random token so that we don't find a token in TokenService#getUserTokenFromId
+        Authentication authentication = new Authentication(new User("joe", "admin"), new RealmRef("native_realm", "native", "node1"), null);
+        mockGetTokenFromId(tokenService, UUIDs.randomBase64UUID(), authentication, false);
         ThreadContext requestContext = new ThreadContext(Settings.EMPTY);
         storeTokenHeader(requestContext, Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(randomBytes));