diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/elasticsearch/gradle/test/ClusterFormationTasks.groovy b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/elasticsearch/gradle/test/ClusterFormationTasks.groovy
index 180ada32294..d14ae498fe7 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/elasticsearch/gradle/test/ClusterFormationTasks.groovy
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/elasticsearch/gradle/test/ClusterFormationTasks.groovy
@@ -316,6 +316,8 @@ class ClusterFormationTasks {
         if (Version.fromString(node.nodeVersion).major >= 6) {
             esConfig['cluster.routing.allocation.disk.watermark.flood_stage'] = '1b'
         }
+        // increase script compilation limit since tests can rapid-fire script compilations
+        esConfig['script.max_compilations_per_minute'] = 2048
         esConfig.putAll(node.config.settings)
 
         Task writeConfig = project.tasks.create(name: name, type: DefaultTask, dependsOn: setup)