diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/snapshots/SharedClusterSnapshotRestoreIT.java b/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/snapshots/SharedClusterSnapshotRestoreIT.java
index 10f792c9fa0..19c842a277a 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/snapshots/SharedClusterSnapshotRestoreIT.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/snapshots/SharedClusterSnapshotRestoreIT.java
@@ -3151,6 +3151,7 @@ public class SharedClusterSnapshotRestoreIT extends AbstractSnapshotIntegTestCas
         assertThat(shardStats.getSeqNoStats().getMaxSeqNo(), equalTo(15L));
     }
 
+    @AwaitsFix(bugUrl = "https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/27974")
     public void testAbortedSnapshotDuringInitDoesNotStart() throws Exception {
         final Client client = client();