diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/rollover/RolloverIT.java b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/rollover/RolloverIT.java
index 5846ebabc0e97..1cabb0020fe7b 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/rollover/RolloverIT.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/rollover/RolloverIT.java
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ public void testRolloverWithClosedWriteIndex() throws Exception {
 
         assertAcked(client().admin().indices().prepareClose(closedIndex).get());
         assertAcked(client().admin().indices().prepareClose(writeIndexPrefix + "000001").get());
+        ensureGreen(aliasName);
 
         RolloverResponse rolloverResponse = client().admin().indices().prepareRolloverIndex(aliasName)
             .addMaxIndexDocsCondition(1)