diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/function/scalar/convert/ParseIpTests.java b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/function/scalar/convert/ParseIpTests.java
index 1a7a78a880dbf..fab3bc79cda54 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/function/scalar/convert/ParseIpTests.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/function/scalar/convert/ParseIpTests.java
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ public static String leadingZerosAreOctalToIp(String ip) {
                 lastWasBreak = true;
                 b.append(current).append('.');
                 current = 0;
+                octalMode = false;
                 continue;
             }
             lastWasBreak = false;