diff --git a/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/index/ClusterMaxMergesAtOnceIT.java b/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/index/ClusterMaxMergesAtOnceIT.java
index 7e53595715770..26ddbedd5c235 100644
--- a/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/index/ClusterMaxMergesAtOnceIT.java
+++ b/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/index/ClusterMaxMergesAtOnceIT.java
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ public void setUp() throws Exception {
         internalCluster().startClusterManagerOnlyNode();
     }
 
+    @AwaitsFix(bugUrl = "https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/issues/18056")
     public void testClusterLevelDefaultUpdatesMergePolicy() throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
         String clusterManagerName = internalCluster().getClusterManagerName();
         List<String> dataNodes = new ArrayList<>(internalCluster().getDataNodeNames());