diff --git a/muted-tests.yml b/muted-tests.yml
index 414f0fe908d0b..578611f57ca80 100644
--- a/muted-tests.yml
+++ b/muted-tests.yml
@@ -393,9 +393,6 @@ tests:
 - class: org.elasticsearch.packaging.test.DockerTests
   method: test026InstallBundledRepositoryPluginsViaConfigFile
   issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/127158
-- class: org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.plugin.DataNodeRequestSenderIT
-  method: testSearchWhileRelocating
-  issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/127188
 - class: org.elasticsearch.xpack.remotecluster.CrossClusterEsqlRCS2EnrichUnavailableRemotesIT
   method: testEsqlEnrichWithSkipUnavailable
   issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/127368
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/plugin/DataNodeComputeHandler.java b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/plugin/DataNodeComputeHandler.java
index e423cd43f8f9b..de431fdb8929e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/plugin/DataNodeComputeHandler.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/plugin/DataNodeComputeHandler.java
@@ -328,8 +328,8 @@ private void acquireSearchContexts(
             }
             final var doAcquire = ActionRunnable.supply(listener, () -> {
                 final List<SearchContext> searchContexts = new ArrayList<>(targetShards.size());
-                SearchContext context = null;
                 for (IndexShard shard : targetShards) {
+                    SearchContext context = null;
                     try {
                         var aliasFilter = aliasFilters.getOrDefault(shard.shardId().getIndex(), AliasFilter.EMPTY);
                         var shardRequest = new ShardSearchRequest(