diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql-core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/core/plugin/AbstractTransportQlAsyncGetResultsAction.java b/x-pack/plugin/esql-core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/core/plugin/AbstractTransportQlAsyncGetResultsAction.java
index 154f4d2eaca1c..9b4e7ee791ffb 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql-core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/core/plugin/AbstractTransportQlAsyncGetResultsAction.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql-core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/core/plugin/AbstractTransportQlAsyncGetResultsAction.java
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ AsyncResultsService<AsyncTask, StoredAsyncResponse<Response>> createResultsServi
         );
         return new AsyncResultsService<>(
             store,
-            false,
+            true,
             asyncTaskClass,
             (task, listener, timeout) -> AsyncTaskManagementService.addCompletionListener(threadPool, task, listener, timeout),
             transportService.getTaskManager(),