diff --git a/rest-api-spec/test/create/40_routing.yaml b/rest-api-spec/test/create/40_routing.yaml
index a5daa22d8e2..a0ac30b9279 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/test/create/40_routing.yaml
+++ b/rest-api-spec/test/create/40_routing.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
           id:      1
           routing: 5
           body:    { foo: bar }
-
+ - do:
+      cluster.health:
+          wait_for_status: yellow
  - do:
       get:
           index:   test_1
diff --git a/rest-api-spec/test/delete/30_routing.yaml b/rest-api-spec/test/delete/30_routing.yaml
index 5269e79409d..da14bcafa76 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/test/delete/30_routing.yaml
+++ b/rest-api-spec/test/delete/30_routing.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
           id:      1
           routing: 5
           body:    { foo: bar }
+ - do:
+      cluster.health:
+          wait_for_status: yellow
  - do:
       catch:      missing
       delete:
diff --git a/rest-api-spec/test/index/40_routing.yaml b/rest-api-spec/test/index/40_routing.yaml
index b8e64315e76..d7caddcdfae 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/test/index/40_routing.yaml
+++ b/rest-api-spec/test/index/40_routing.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
           id:      1
           routing: 5
           body:    { foo: bar }
-
+ - do:
+      cluster.health:
+          wait_for_status: yellow
  - do:
       get:
           index:   test_1