diff --git a/muted-tests.yml b/muted-tests.yml
index c32c7e1b123b3..f8d2dc477e47f 100644
--- a/muted-tests.yml
+++ b/muted-tests.yml
@@ -129,9 +129,6 @@ tests:
 - class: org.elasticsearch.packaging.test.WindowsServiceTests
   method: test81JavaOptsInJvmOptions
   issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/113313
-- class: org.elasticsearch.backwards.MixedClusterClientYamlTestSuiteIT
-  method: test {p0=mtermvectors/10_basic/Tests catching other exceptions per item}
-  issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/113325
 - class: org.elasticsearch.xpack.ml.integration.MlJobIT
   method: testDeleteJob_TimingStatsDocumentIsDeleted
   issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/113370
diff --git a/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/mtermvectors/10_basic.yml b/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/mtermvectors/10_basic.yml
index fbfb06dcda9a1..c28b947b112a8 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/mtermvectors/10_basic.yml
+++ b/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/mtermvectors/10_basic.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ setup:
   - do:
       indices.create:
           index: testidx
+          wait_for_active_shards: all
           body:
             mappings:
               properties:
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ setup:
   - do:
       indices.create:
           index: testidx2
+          wait_for_active_shards: all
 
   - do:
       indices.put_alias: