diff --git a/muted-tests.yml b/muted-tests.yml
index 464f452913ef0..96e866f377a5b 100644
--- a/muted-tests.yml
+++ b/muted-tests.yml
@@ -407,9 +407,6 @@ tests:
 - class: org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.analysis.VerifierTests
   method: testMatchInsideEval
   issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/131336
-- class: org.elasticsearch.packaging.test.DockerTests
-  method: test022InstallPluginsFromLocalArchive
-  issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/116866
 - class: org.elasticsearch.packaging.test.DockerTests
   method: test071BindMountCustomPathWithDifferentUID
   issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/120917
diff --git a/qa/packaging/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/packaging/test/DockerTests.java b/qa/packaging/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/packaging/test/DockerTests.java
index 3ad4c247a8b9b..810f23e609f7c 100644
--- a/qa/packaging/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/packaging/test/DockerTests.java
+++ b/qa/packaging/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/packaging/test/DockerTests.java
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ public void test022InstallPluginsFromLocalArchive() {
 
         listPluginArchive().forEach(System.out::println);
         assertThat("Expected " + plugin + " to not be installed", listPlugins(), not(hasItems(plugin)));
-        assertThat("Expected " + plugin + " available in archive", listPluginArchive(), hasSize(16));
+        assertThat("Expected " + plugin + " available in archive", listPluginArchive(), hasItems(containsString(plugin)));
 
         // Stuff the proxy settings with garbage, so any attempt to go out to the internet would fail
         sh.getEnv()