diff --git a/sql-clients/jdbc/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/sql/jdbc/JdbcIntegrationTestCase.java b/sql-clients/jdbc/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/sql/jdbc/JdbcIntegrationTestCase.java
index cbda93eee14..a3f3d0936a4 100644
--- a/sql-clients/jdbc/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/sql/jdbc/JdbcIntegrationTestCase.java
+++ b/sql-clients/jdbc/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/sql/jdbc/JdbcIntegrationTestCase.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import java.sql.DriverManager;
 
 import static java.util.Collections.singletonMap;
 
-public class JdbcIntegrationTestCase extends ESRestTestCase {
+public abstract class JdbcIntegrationTestCase extends ESRestTestCase {
     static {
         // Initialize the jdbc driver
         JdbcDriver.jdbcMajorVersion();