diff --git a/elasticsearch/qa/audit-tests/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/audit/IndexAuditIT.java b/elasticsearch/qa/audit-tests/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/audit/IndexAuditIT.java
index 38596e18f49..b869a08d2b7 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/qa/audit-tests/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/audit/IndexAuditIT.java
+++ b/elasticsearch/qa/audit-tests/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/audit/IndexAuditIT.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ public class IndexAuditIT extends ESIntegTestCase {
     private static final String USER = "test_user";
     private static final String PASS = "changeme";
 
+    @AwaitsFix(bugUrl = "https://github.com/elastic/x-plugins/issues/2354")
     public void testShieldIndexAuditTrailWorking() throws Exception {
         try (Response response = getRestClient().performRequest("GET", "/",
                 new BasicHeader(UsernamePasswordToken.BASIC_AUTH_HEADER,