diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/mapping/put/TransportPutMappingRequestValidatorsTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/mapping/put/TransportPutMappingRequestValidatorsTests.java
index d65ecadd9b7..1b333ce0288 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/mapping/put/TransportPutMappingRequestValidatorsTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/mapping/put/TransportPutMappingRequestValidatorsTests.java
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ public class TransportPutMappingRequestValidatorsTests extends ESTestCase {
             assertNull(e);
         } else {
             assertNotNull(e);
+            assertThat(e.getSuppressed(), Matchers.arrayWithSize(numberOfFailures - 1));
         }
-        assertThat(e.getSuppressed(), Matchers.arrayWithSize(numberOfFailures - 1));
     }
 
 }