diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/state/CloseWhileRelocatingShardsIT.java b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/state/CloseWhileRelocatingShardsIT.java
index ce424e61787ee..e83d9b14a3845 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/state/CloseWhileRelocatingShardsIT.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/state/CloseWhileRelocatingShardsIT.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.routing.allocation.decider.ThrottlingAllocationDecider;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.service.ClusterService;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Settings;
+import org.elasticsearch.common.unit.TimeValue;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent.ConcurrentCollections;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.shard.ShardId;
 import org.elasticsearch.indices.recovery.PeerRecoverySourceService;
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ public void testCloseWhileRelocatingShards() throws Exception {
             indices[i] = indexName;
         }
 
-        ensureGreen(indices);
+        ensureGreen(TimeValue.timeValueSeconds(60L),indices);
         assertAcked(client().admin().cluster().prepareUpdateSettings()
             .setTransientSettings(Settings.builder()
                 .put(EnableAllocationDecider.CLUSTER_ROUTING_REBALANCE_ENABLE_SETTING.getKey(), Rebalance.NONE.toString())));