diff --git a/test/framework/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/engine/EngineTestCase.java b/test/framework/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/engine/EngineTestCase.java
index 7504c97de934b..2a676bb7b7750 100644
--- a/test/framework/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/engine/EngineTestCase.java
+++ b/test/framework/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/engine/EngineTestCase.java
@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ public static List<DocIdSeqNoAndSource> getDocIds(Engine engine, boolean refresh
         if (refresh) {
             engine.refresh("test_get_doc_ids");
         }
-        try (Engine.Searcher searcher = engine.acquireSearcher("test_get_doc_ids")) {
+        try (Engine.Searcher searcher = engine.acquireSearcher("test_get_doc_ids", Engine.SearcherScope.INTERNAL)) {
             List<DocIdSeqNoAndSource> docs = new ArrayList<>();
             for (LeafReaderContext leafContext : searcher.getIndexReader().leaves()) {
                 LeafReader reader = leafContext.reader();