diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-ruby.yml b/.github/workflows/test-ruby.yml
index 90221251873f77..2b1e774ab7f3d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-ruby.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-ruby.yml
@@ -321,9 +321,10 @@ jobs:
         include:
           - ruby-version: '.ruby-version'
             search-image: docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:8.10.2
+            search-env: xpack.security.enabled
           - ruby-version: '.ruby-version'
             search-image: opensearchproject/opensearch:2
-            search-env: ''
+            search-env: TEMP_ENV_VAR
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4