diff --git a/modules/test/integration/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/integration/recovery/SimpleRecoveryTests.java b/modules/test/integration/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/integration/recovery/SimpleRecoveryTests.java
index 0eb87054b54..2e5d0bbc163 100644
--- a/modules/test/integration/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/integration/recovery/SimpleRecoveryTests.java
+++ b/modules/test/integration/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/integration/recovery/SimpleRecoveryTests.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public class SimpleRecoveryTests extends AbstractNodesTests {
         startNode("server2");
 
         logger.info("Running Cluster Health");
-        clusterHealth = client("server1").admin().cluster().health(clusterHealthRequest().waitForGreenStatus()).actionGet();
+        clusterHealth = client("server1").admin().cluster().health(clusterHealthRequest().waitForGreenStatus().waitForNodes("2")).actionGet();
         logger.info("Done Cluster Health, status " + clusterHealth.status());
         assertThat(clusterHealth.timedOut(), equalTo(false));
         assertThat(clusterHealth.status(), equalTo(ClusterHealthStatus.GREEN));