diff --git a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/cluster.put_settings/10_basic.yml b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/cluster.put_settings/10_basic.yml
index 2bc5e98465e16..107d298b597d3 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/cluster.put_settings/10_basic.yml
+++ b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/cluster.put_settings/10_basic.yml
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@
 "Test set invalid search backpressure mode":
 
   - skip:
-      version: "- 2.99.99"
-      reason: "Parsing and validation of SearchBackpressureMode does not exist in versions < 3.0"
+      version: "- 2.8.99"
+      reason: "Fixed in 2.9.0"
 
   - do:
       catch: bad_request