diff --git a/muted-tests.yml b/muted-tests.yml
index 0fc32d2718210..2fe5865d18fab 100644
--- a/muted-tests.yml
+++ b/muted-tests.yml
@@ -158,9 +158,6 @@ tests:
 - class: org.elasticsearch.xpack.ccr.FollowIndexSecurityIT
   method: testCleanShardFollowTaskAfterDeleteFollower
   issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/120339
-- class: org.elasticsearch.search.ccs.CrossClusterIT
-  method: testCancel
-  issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/108061
 - class: org.elasticsearch.reservedstate.service.FileSettingsServiceTests
   method: testInvalidJSON
   issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/120482
diff --git a/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/search/ccs/CrossClusterIT.java b/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/search/ccs/CrossClusterIT.java
index 21dca6a35659a..18538f7aebb1a 100644
--- a/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/search/ccs/CrossClusterIT.java
+++ b/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/search/ccs/CrossClusterIT.java
@@ -240,8 +240,11 @@ public void testCancel() throws Exception {
         PlainActionFuture<SearchResponse> queryFuture = new PlainActionFuture<>();
         SearchRequest searchRequest = new SearchRequest("demo", "cluster_a:prod");
         searchRequest.allowPartialSearchResults(false);
-        searchRequest.setCcsMinimizeRoundtrips(randomBoolean());
+        boolean minimizeRoundTrips = randomBoolean();
+        searchRequest.setCcsMinimizeRoundtrips(minimizeRoundTrips);
         searchRequest.source(new SearchSourceBuilder().query(new MatchAllQueryBuilder()).size(1000));
+        logger.info("Beginning search with mrt=" + minimizeRoundTrips);
+
         client(LOCAL_CLUSTER).search(searchRequest, queryFuture);
         SearchListenerPlugin.waitSearchStarted();
         // Get the search task and cancelled
@@ -271,11 +274,15 @@ public void testCancel() throws Exception {
         });
 
         for (TaskInfo taskInfo : remoteClusterSearchTasks.get()) {
+            logger.info("Checking for task's cancellation: " + taskInfo.taskId());
             assertFalse("taskInfo is cancelled: " + taskInfo, taskInfo.cancelled());
         }
 
         final CancelTasksRequest cancelRequest = new CancelTasksRequest().setTargetTaskId(rootTask.taskId());
-        cancelRequest.setWaitForCompletion(randomBoolean());
+        boolean waitForCompletion = randomBoolean();
+        cancelRequest.setWaitForCompletion(waitForCompletion);
+        logger.info("Cancelling task with waitForCompletion=" + waitForCompletion);
+
         final ActionFuture<ListTasksResponse> cancelFuture = client().admin().cluster().cancelTasks(cancelRequest);
         assertBusy(() -> {
             final Iterable<TransportService> transportServices = cluster("cluster_a").getInstances(TransportService.class);
@@ -283,6 +290,7 @@ public void testCancel() throws Exception {
                 Collection<CancellableTask> cancellableTasks = transportService.getTaskManager().getCancellableTasks().values();
                 for (CancellableTask cancellableTask : cancellableTasks) {
                     if (cancellableTask.getAction().contains(TransportSearchAction.TYPE.name())) {
+                        logger.info("Cancelled task: " + cancellableTask);
                         assertTrue(cancellableTask.getDescription(), cancellableTask.isCancelled());
                     }
                 }
@@ -296,12 +304,15 @@ public void testCancel() throws Exception {
             .getTasks()
             .stream()
             .filter(t -> t.action().startsWith("indices:data/read/search"))
-            .collect(Collectors.toList());
+            .toList();
+
+        logger.info("Remote search tasks after cancellation: " + remoteSearchTasksAfterCancellation.size());
         for (TaskInfo taskInfo : remoteSearchTasksAfterCancellation) {
             assertTrue(taskInfo.description(), taskInfo.cancelled());
         }
 
         SearchListenerPlugin.allowQueryPhase();
+        logger.info("Query phase resumed: " + queryFuture.state());
         try {
             queryFuture.get();
             fail("query should have failed");