diff --git a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/IndicesLifecycleListenerTests.java b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/IndicesLifecycleListenerTests.java
index 89b1a6bef70..f3b5eb6f04e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/IndicesLifecycleListenerTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/IndicesLifecycleListenerTests.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package org.elasticsearch.indices;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Predicate;
 import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
+import org.apache.lucene.util.LuceneTestCase;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.Nullable;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.Strings;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.shard.IndexShardState;
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ import static org.elasticsearch.test.ElasticsearchIntegrationTest.Scope;
 import static org.elasticsearch.test.hamcrest.ElasticsearchAssertions.assertAcked;
 
 @ClusterScope(scope = Scope.TEST, numDataNodes = 0)
+@LuceneTestCase.AwaitsFix(bugUrl = "fails due to old ping responses confusing master elections, bleskes investigating")
 public class IndicesLifecycleListenerTests extends ElasticsearchIntegrationTest {
 
     @Test