diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/cluster/coordination/JoinTaskExecutorTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/cluster/coordination/JoinTaskExecutorTests.java
index a7998d95a524e..a24bed1c762d0 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/cluster/coordination/JoinTaskExecutorTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/cluster/coordination/JoinTaskExecutorTests.java
@@ -88,8 +88,7 @@ public void testPreventJoinClusterWithUnsupportedIndices() {
         Settings.builder().build();
         Metadata.Builder metaBuilder = Metadata.builder();
         IndexMetadata indexMetadata = IndexMetadata.builder("test")
-            .settings(settings(VersionUtils.getPreviousVersion(Version.CURRENT
-                .minimumIndexCompatibilityVersion())))
+            .settings(settings(Version.fromString("5.8.0")))
             .numberOfShards(1)
             .numberOfReplicas(1).build();
         metaBuilder.put(indexMetadata, false);