diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/security/qa/jwt-realm/src/javaRestTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/authc/jwt/JwtUnavailableSecurityIndexRestIT.java b/x-pack/plugin/security/qa/jwt-realm/src/javaRestTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/authc/jwt/JwtUnavailableSecurityIndexRestIT.java
index 43fc967bcb9af..70ae679342207 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/security/qa/jwt-realm/src/javaRestTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/authc/jwt/JwtUnavailableSecurityIndexRestIT.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/security/qa/jwt-realm/src/javaRestTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/authc/jwt/JwtUnavailableSecurityIndexRestIT.java
@@ -201,18 +201,18 @@ private void assertAuthenticationHasUsernameAndRoles(
         );
     }
 
-    private void restoreSecurityIndexAvailability() throws IOException {
-        Request openRequest = new Request("POST", "/.security/_open");
-        openRequest.setOptions(systemIndexWarningHandlerOptions(".security-7"));
-        assertOK(adminClient().performRequest(openRequest));
-    }
-
     private void makeSecurityIndexUnavailable() throws IOException {
         Request closeRequest = new Request("POST", "/.security/_close");
         closeRequest.setOptions(systemIndexWarningHandlerOptions(".security-7"));
         assertOK(adminClient().performRequest(closeRequest));
     }
 
+    private void restoreSecurityIndexAvailability() throws IOException {
+        Request openRequest = new Request("POST", "/.security/_open");
+        openRequest.setOptions(systemIndexWarningHandlerOptions(".security-7"));
+        assertOK(adminClient().performRequest(openRequest));
+    }
+
     private RequestOptions.Builder systemIndexWarningHandlerOptions(String index) {
         return RequestOptions.DEFAULT.toBuilder()
             .setWarningsHandler(