diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/util/GradleUtils.java b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/util/GradleUtils.java
index 84acea7932721..dc9a101f64b57 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/util/GradleUtils.java
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/util/GradleUtils.java
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ public static TaskProvider<?> addTestSourceSet(Project project, String sourceSet
             task.setGroup(JavaBasePlugin.VERIFICATION_GROUP);
             task.setTestClassesDirs(testSourceSet.getOutput().getClassesDirs());
             task.setClasspath(testSourceSet.getRuntimeClasspath());
+            // make the new test run after unit tests
+            task.mustRunAfter(project.getTasks().named("test"));
         });
 
         Configuration testCompileConfig = project.getConfigurations().getByName(testSourceSet.getCompileClasspathConfigurationName());