diff --git a/x-pack/qa/rolling-upgrade/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/upgrades/WatcherRestartIT.java b/x-pack/qa/rolling-upgrade/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/upgrades/WatcherRestartIT.java
index b93bd6bc6578e..8d9654c4550f8 100644
--- a/x-pack/qa/rolling-upgrade/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/upgrades/WatcherRestartIT.java
+++ b/x-pack/qa/rolling-upgrade/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/upgrades/WatcherRestartIT.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ public class WatcherRestartIT extends AbstractUpgradeTestCase {
 
     private static final String templatePrefix = ".watch-history-";
 
+    @AwaitsFix(bugUrl = "https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/69918")
     public void testWatcherRestart() throws Exception {
         client().performRequest(new Request("POST", "/_watcher/_stop"));
         ensureWatcherStopped();