diff --git a/elasticsearch/x-pack/watcher/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/watcher/support/WatcherUtilsTests.java b/elasticsearch/x-pack/watcher/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/watcher/support/WatcherUtilsTests.java
index 64de8a886c2..ade533c2aaa 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/x-pack/watcher/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/watcher/support/WatcherUtilsTests.java
+++ b/elasticsearch/x-pack/watcher/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/watcher/support/WatcherUtilsTests.java
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ public class WatcherUtilsTests extends ESTestCase {
         assertThat(result, equalTo(expected));
     }
 
+    @AwaitsFix(bugUrl = "https://github.com/elastic/x-plugins/issues/3134")
     public void testSerializeSearchRequest() throws Exception {
         String[] expectedIndices = generateRandomStringArray(5, 5, true);
         String[] expectedTypes = generateRandomStringArray(2, 5, true);