diff --git a/muted-tests.yml b/muted-tests.yml
index 2042b7199fc45..74a91a35a4461 100644
--- a/muted-tests.yml
+++ b/muted-tests.yml
@@ -440,9 +440,6 @@ tests:
 - class: org.elasticsearch.xpack.search.CrossClusterAsyncSearchIT
   method: testCancelViaExpirationOnRemoteResultsWithMinimizeRoundtrips
   issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/127302
-- class: org.elasticsearch.xpack.search.CrossClusterAsyncSearchIT
-  method: testCancellationViaTimeoutWithAllowPartialResultsSetToFalse
-  issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/131248
 - class: org.elasticsearch.xpack.kql.parser.KqlParserBooleanQueryTests
   method: testParseAndQuery
   issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/133871
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/async-search/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/search/CrossClusterAsyncSearchIT.java b/x-pack/plugin/async-search/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/search/CrossClusterAsyncSearchIT.java
index 7cc43d43c6ff5..dfe877695a646 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/async-search/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/search/CrossClusterAsyncSearchIT.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/async-search/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/search/CrossClusterAsyncSearchIT.java
@@ -1752,6 +1752,7 @@ public void testCancellationViaTimeoutWithAllowPartialResultsSetToFalse() throws
         String remoteIndex = (String) testClusterInfo.get("remote.index");
 
         SearchListenerPlugin.blockLocalQueryPhase();
+        SearchListenerPlugin.blockRemoteQueryPhase();
 
         TimeValue searchTimeout = new TimeValue(100, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
         // query builder that will sleep for the specified amount of time in the query phase
@@ -1810,6 +1811,7 @@ public void testCancellationViaTimeoutWithAllowPartialResultsSetToFalse() throws
 
         } finally {
             SearchListenerPlugin.allowLocalQueryPhase();
+            SearchListenerPlugin.allowRemoteQueryPhase();
         }
 
         // query phase has begun, so wait for query failure (due to timeout)