diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/protocol/xpack/graph/GraphExploreResponseTests.java b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/protocol/xpack/graph/GraphExploreResponseTests.java
index cfdd23aee74..9f0f4145695 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/protocol/xpack/graph/GraphExploreResponseTests.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/protocol/xpack/graph/GraphExploreResponseTests.java
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public class GraphExploreResponseTests extends AbstractXContentTestCase< GraphEx
 
     @Override
     protected String[] getShuffleFieldsExceptions() {
-        return new String[]{"vertices"};
+        return new String[]{"vertices", "connections"};
     }    
 
     protected Predicate<String> getRandomFieldsExcludeFilterWhenResultHasErrors() {
diff --git a/x-pack/protocol/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/protocol/xpack/graph/GraphExploreResponseTests.java b/x-pack/protocol/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/protocol/xpack/graph/GraphExploreResponseTests.java
index a0efb7b3433..9c4a76fdcec 100644
--- a/x-pack/protocol/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/protocol/xpack/graph/GraphExploreResponseTests.java
+++ b/x-pack/protocol/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/protocol/xpack/graph/GraphExploreResponseTests.java
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public class GraphExploreResponseTests extends AbstractXContentTestCase< GraphEx
     
     @Override
     protected String[] getShuffleFieldsExceptions() {
-        return new String[]{"vertices"};
+        return new String[]{"vertices", "connections"};
     }    
 
     protected Predicate<String> getRandomFieldsExcludeFilterWhenResultHasErrors() {