diff --git a/elasticsearch/x-pack/watcher/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/xpack/watcher/get_watch/10_basic.yaml b/elasticsearch/x-pack/watcher/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/xpack/watcher/get_watch/10_basic.yaml
index faa96303041..6fe44ebf0b3 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/x-pack/watcher/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/xpack/watcher/get_watch/10_basic.yaml
+++ b/elasticsearch/x-pack/watcher/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/xpack/watcher/get_watch/10_basic.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   - do:
       xpack.watcher.put_watch:
         id: "my_watch"
-        body:  > 
+        body:  >
           {
             "trigger": {
               "schedule": {
@@ -43,5 +43,5 @@
         id: "my_watch"
   - match: { found : true}
   - match: { _id: "my_watch" }
-  - match: { _status.version: 1 }
+  - is_true:  _status.version
   - is_false: watch.status
diff --git a/elasticsearch/x-pack/watcher/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/xpack/watcher/put_watch/40_put_watch_as_inactive.yaml b/elasticsearch/x-pack/watcher/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/xpack/watcher/put_watch/40_put_watch_as_inactive.yaml
index 2a533f3320b..3aabc40a967 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/x-pack/watcher/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/xpack/watcher/put_watch/40_put_watch_as_inactive.yaml
+++ b/elasticsearch/x-pack/watcher/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/xpack/watcher/put_watch/40_put_watch_as_inactive.yaml
@@ -45,5 +45,4 @@
 
   - match: { found : true }
   - match: { _id: "my_watch" }
-  - match: { _status.version: 1 }
   - match: { _status.state.active: false }