diff --git a/client/rest/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/client/RestClientSingleHostIntegTests.java b/client/rest/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/client/RestClientSingleHostIntegTests.java
index 3abd9939d837a..5b5cb89c530ed 100644
--- a/client/rest/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/client/RestClientSingleHostIntegTests.java
+++ b/client/rest/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/client/RestClientSingleHostIntegTests.java
@@ -295,11 +295,10 @@ public void testRequestResetAndAbort() throws Exception {
                 httpGet.abort();
                 assertTrue(httpGet.isAborted());
                 try {
-                    assertTrue(future.isCancelled());
+                    assertTrue(future.isDone());
                     future.get();
-                    throw new AssertionError("exception should have been thrown");
                 } catch(CancellationException e) {
-                    //expected
+                    //expected sometimes - if the future was cancelled before executing successfully
                 }
             }
             {