diff --git a/modules/ingest-common/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/ingest/common/RenameProcessorTests.java b/modules/ingest-common/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/ingest/common/RenameProcessorTests.java
index 758e5eb997297..bf35918ad6e24 100644
--- a/modules/ingest-common/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/ingest/common/RenameProcessorTests.java
+++ b/modules/ingest-common/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/ingest/common/RenameProcessorTests.java
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ public void testRenameExistingFieldNullValue() throws Exception {
         IngestDocument ingestDocument = RandomDocumentPicks.randomIngestDocument(random(), new HashMap<>());
         String fieldName = RandomDocumentPicks.randomFieldName(random());
         ingestDocument.setFieldValue(fieldName, null);
-        String newFieldName = RandomDocumentPicks.randomFieldName(random());
+        String newFieldName = randomValueOtherThanMany(ingestDocument::hasField, () -> RandomDocumentPicks.randomFieldName(random()));
         Processor processor = new RenameProcessor(randomAlphaOfLength(10), fieldName, newFieldName, false);
         processor.execute(ingestDocument);
         assertThat(ingestDocument.hasField(fieldName), equalTo(false));