diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/index/query/MatchQueryBuilderTests.java b/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/index/query/MatchQueryBuilderTests.java
index 6cec3ae8c52..87f8f3981d3 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/index/query/MatchQueryBuilderTests.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/index/query/MatchQueryBuilderTests.java
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public class MatchQueryBuilderTests extends AbstractQueryTestCase<MatchQueryBuil
         }
 
         if (randomBoolean()) {
-            matchQuery.maxExpansions(randomIntBetween(0, 1000));
+            matchQuery.maxExpansions(randomIntBetween(1, 1000));
         }
 
         if (randomBoolean()) {