diff --git a/test/framework/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/test/ESTestCase.java b/test/framework/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/test/ESTestCase.java
index 0d185a0ff4c..0d341d5db3d 100644
--- a/test/framework/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/test/ESTestCase.java
+++ b/test/framework/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/test/ESTestCase.java
@@ -896,7 +896,9 @@ public abstract class ESTestCase extends LuceneTestCase {
 
     @BeforeClass
     public static void setUseNio() throws Exception {
-        useNio = randomBoolean();
+//        useNio = randomBoolean();
+        // TODO: Temporarily disable nio as it does not work with intellij testrunner
+        useNio = false;
     }
 
     public static String getTestTransportType() {