diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/ml/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/integration/TooManyJobsIT.java b/x-pack/plugin/ml/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/integration/TooManyJobsIT.java
index 0576c249f048d..fb70b76779e0b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/ml/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/integration/TooManyJobsIT.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/ml/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/integration/TooManyJobsIT.java
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ public void testLazyNodeValidation() throws Exception {
         }
         logger.info("Started [{}] nodes", numNodes);
         ensureStableCluster(numNodes);
+        ensureTemplatesArePresent();
         logger.info("[{}] is [{}]", MachineLearning.MAX_LAZY_ML_NODES.getKey(), maxNumberOfLazyNodes);
         // Set our lazy node number
         assertTrue(client().admin()
@@ -208,6 +209,7 @@ private void startMlCluster(int numNodes, int maxNumberOfWorkersPerNode) throws
         }
         logger.info("Started [{}] nodes", numNodes);
         ensureStableCluster(numNodes);
+        ensureTemplatesArePresent();
     }
 
     private long calculateMaxMlMemory() {