diff --git a/muted-tests.yml b/muted-tests.yml
index 4662cb40985fe..6ef664152e372 100644
--- a/muted-tests.yml
+++ b/muted-tests.yml
@@ -411,9 +411,6 @@ tests:
 - class: org.elasticsearch.xpack.ilm.TimeSeriesDataStreamsIT
   method: testShrinkActionInPolicyWithoutHotPhase
   issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/126746
-- class: org.elasticsearch.repositories.blobstore.testkit.analyze.RepositoryAnalysisFailureIT
-  method: testFailsOnWriteException
-  issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/126747
 - class: org.elasticsearch.xpack.test.rest.XPackRestIT
   method: test {p0=transform/transforms_start_stop/Test start/stop/start continuous transform}
   issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/126755
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/snapshot-repo-test-kit/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/repositories/blobstore/testkit/analyze/RepositoryAnalysisFailureIT.java b/x-pack/plugin/snapshot-repo-test-kit/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/repositories/blobstore/testkit/analyze/RepositoryAnalysisFailureIT.java
index 5594348088a8c..9b0627b332b8d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/snapshot-repo-test-kit/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/repositories/blobstore/testkit/analyze/RepositoryAnalysisFailureIT.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/snapshot-repo-test-kit/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/repositories/blobstore/testkit/analyze/RepositoryAnalysisFailureIT.java
@@ -234,7 +234,9 @@ public void testFailsOnWriteException() {
         request.maxBlobSize(ByteSizeValue.ofBytes(10L));
         request.abortWritePermitted(false);
 
-        final CountDown countDown = new CountDown(between(1, request.getBlobCount()));
+        // requests that create copies count as two blobs. Halving the count ensures that we trigger the disruption
+        // even if every request is a copy
+        final CountDown countDown = new CountDown(between(1, request.getBlobCount() / 2));
 
         blobStore.setDisruption(new Disruption() {