diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/state/OpenCloseIndexIT.java b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/state/OpenCloseIndexIT.java
index 9477978a04d48..27a597f63906b 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/state/OpenCloseIndexIT.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/state/OpenCloseIndexIT.java
@@ -352,8 +352,7 @@ public void testOpenCloseIndexWithBlocks() {
         }
     }
 
-    @AwaitsFix(bugUrl = "https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/45801")
-    public void testTranslogStats()  {
+    public void testTranslogStats() throws Exception {
         final String indexName = "test";
         createIndex(indexName, Settings.builder()
             .put(IndexMetaData.SETTING_NUMBER_OF_REPLICAS, 0)
@@ -375,16 +374,20 @@ public void testTranslogStats()  {
             }
         }
 
-        IndicesStatsResponse stats = client().admin().indices().prepareStats(indexName).clear().setTranslog(true).get();
-        assertThat(stats.getIndex(indexName), notNullValue());
-        assertThat(stats.getIndex(indexName).getPrimaries().getTranslog().estimatedNumberOfOperations(), equalTo(
-            softDeletesEnabled ? uncommittedOps : nbDocs));
-        assertThat(stats.getIndex(indexName).getPrimaries().getTranslog().getUncommittedOperations(), equalTo(uncommittedOps));
+        final int uncommittedTranslogOps = uncommittedOps;
+        assertBusy(() -> {
+            IndicesStatsResponse stats = client().admin().indices().prepareStats(indexName).clear().setTranslog(true).get();
+            assertThat(stats.getIndex(indexName), notNullValue());
+            assertThat(stats.getIndex(indexName).getPrimaries().getTranslog().estimatedNumberOfOperations(), equalTo(
+                softDeletesEnabled ? uncommittedTranslogOps : nbDocs));
+            assertThat(stats.getIndex(indexName).getPrimaries().getTranslog().getUncommittedOperations(), equalTo(uncommittedTranslogOps));
+        });
 
         assertAcked(client().admin().indices().prepareClose("test"));
 
         IndicesOptions indicesOptions = IndicesOptions.STRICT_EXPAND_OPEN;
-        stats = client().admin().indices().prepareStats(indexName).setIndicesOptions(indicesOptions).clear().setTranslog(true).get();
+        IndicesStatsResponse stats = client().admin().indices().prepareStats(indexName).setIndicesOptions(indicesOptions)
+            .clear().setTranslog(true).get();
         assertThat(stats.getIndex(indexName), notNullValue());
         assertThat(stats.getIndex(indexName).getPrimaries().getTranslog().estimatedNumberOfOperations(),
             equalTo(softDeletesEnabled ? 0 : nbDocs));