diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/state/CloseIndexIT.java b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/state/CloseIndexIT.java
index 43e466f101f..4c3e710e4fd 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/state/CloseIndexIT.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/state/CloseIndexIT.java
@@ -456,8 +456,8 @@ public class CloseIndexIT extends ESIntegTestCase {
             .put("index.routing.allocation.include._name", dataNodes.get(1))).get();
         ensureGreen(indexName);
         internalCluster().fullRestart();
-        assertIndexIsClosed(indexName);
         ensureGreen(indexName);
+        assertIndexIsClosed(indexName);
     }
 
     public void testResyncPropagatePrimaryTerm() throws Exception {