diff --git a/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/gateway/remote/RemoteStatePublicationIT.java b/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/gateway/remote/RemoteStatePublicationIT.java
index 578c922c80a0d..7212f0cc1d509 100644
--- a/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/gateway/remote/RemoteStatePublicationIT.java
+++ b/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/gateway/remote/RemoteStatePublicationIT.java
@@ -215,7 +215,9 @@ public void testRemotePublicationDisableIfRemoteStateDisabled() {
         ensureStableCluster(5);
         ensureGreen(INDEX_NAME);
 
-        assertNull(internalCluster().getCurrentClusterManagerNodeInstance(RemoteClusterStateService.class));
+        RemoteClusterStateService remoteClusterStateService = internalCluster().getCurrentClusterManagerNodeInstance(RemoteClusterStateService.class);
+
+        assertFalse(remoteClusterStateService.isRemotePublicationEnabled());
     }
 
     public void testRemotePublicationDownloadStats() {