diff --git a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/indices.put_template/10_basic.yml b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/indices.put_template/10_basic.yml
index 7ad44900176..3e8b3db468e 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/indices.put_template/10_basic.yml
+++ b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/indices.put_template/10_basic.yml
@@ -214,6 +214,10 @@
 ---
 "Put index template without index_patterns":
 
+  - skip:
+      version: " - 5.99.99"
+      reason:  the error message is updated in v6.0.0
+
   - do:
       catch: /index patterns are missing/
       indices.put_template: