diff --git a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/stress/manyindices/ManyIndicesStressTest.java b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/stress/manyindices/ManyIndicesStressTest.java
index 5916647e10d..d78fd04866a 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/stress/manyindices/ManyIndicesStressTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/stress/manyindices/ManyIndicesStressTest.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class ManyIndicesStressTest {
 
         Settings settings = ImmutableSettings.settingsBuilder()
                 .put("index.shard.check_on_startup", false)
-                .put("gateway.type", "fs")
+                .put("gateway.type", "local")
                 .put("index.number_of_shards", 1)
                 .build();
         Node node = NodeBuilder.nodeBuilder().settings(settings).node();