diff --git a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/indices.open/10_basic.yml b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/indices.open/10_basic.yml
index 96a6110310e..aa3d924dad8 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/indices.open/10_basic.yml
+++ b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/indices.open/10_basic.yml
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@
 ---
 "Close index with wait_for_active_shards set to all":
   - skip:
-      version: " - ,
-"
+      version: " - 7.1.99"
       reason:  "closed indices are replicated starting version 7.2.0"
 
   - do: