diff --git a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/integration/cluster/MinimumMasterNodesTests.java b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/integration/cluster/MinimumMasterNodesTests.java
index b89d68fc9f830..0e8eb05892b47 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/integration/cluster/MinimumMasterNodesTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/integration/cluster/MinimumMasterNodesTests.java
@@ -160,7 +160,9 @@ public void simpleMinimumMasterNodes() throws Exception {
         logger.info("--> starting the previous master node again...");
         startNode(nonMasterNodeName, settings);
 
-        clusterHealthResponse = client("node1").admin().cluster().prepareHealth().setWaitForNodes("2").execute().actionGet();
+        Thread.sleep(200);
+
+        clusterHealthResponse = client("node1").admin().cluster().prepareHealth().setWaitForNodes("2").setWaitForGreenStatus().execute().actionGet();
         assertThat(clusterHealthResponse.timedOut(), equalTo(false));
 
         state = client("node1").admin().cluster().prepareState().setLocal(true).execute().actionGet().state();