diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/ilm/qa/multi-node/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/TimeSeriesLifecycleActionsIT.java b/x-pack/plugin/ilm/qa/multi-node/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/TimeSeriesLifecycleActionsIT.java
index 85597be1f1f6a..58300f36c2eb2 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/ilm/qa/multi-node/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/TimeSeriesLifecycleActionsIT.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/ilm/qa/multi-node/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/TimeSeriesLifecycleActionsIT.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
 import static java.util.Collections.singletonMap;
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ public void testFullPolicy() throws Exception {
         // asserts that rollover was called
         assertBusy(() -> assertTrue(indexExists(secondIndex)));
         // asserts that shrink deleted the original index
-        assertBusy(() -> assertFalse(indexExists(originalIndex)));
+        assertBusy(() -> assertFalse(indexExists(originalIndex)), 20, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
         // asserts that the delete phase completed for the managed shrunken index
         assertBusy(() -> assertFalse(indexExists(shrunkenOriginalIndex)));
     }
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ public void testMoveToRolloverStep() throws Exception {
         // asserts that rollover was called
         assertBusy(() -> assertTrue(indexExists(secondIndex)));
         // asserts that shrink deleted the original index
-        assertBusy(() -> assertFalse(indexExists(originalIndex)));
+        assertBusy(() -> assertFalse(indexExists(originalIndex)), 20, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
         // asserts that the delete phase completed for the managed shrunken index
         assertBusy(() -> assertFalse(indexExists(shrunkenOriginalIndex)));
     }