diff --git a/plugin/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/transport/ServerTransportFilterTests.java b/plugin/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/transport/ServerTransportFilterTests.java
index 8402b118c67..3bc89a3a7ef 100644
--- a/plugin/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/transport/ServerTransportFilterTests.java
+++ b/plugin/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/transport/ServerTransportFilterTests.java
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ public class ServerTransportFilterTests extends ESTestCase {
         authzService = mock(AuthorizationService.class);
         channel = mock(TransportChannel.class);
         when(channel.getProfileName()).thenReturn(TransportSettings.DEFAULT_PROFILE);
+        when(channel.getVersion()).thenReturn(Version.CURRENT);
         failDestructiveOperations = randomBoolean();
         Settings settings = Settings.builder()
                 .put(DestructiveOperations.REQUIRES_NAME_SETTING.getKey(), failDestructiveOperations).build();