diff --git a/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/cluster/SpecificClusterManagerNodesIT.java b/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/cluster/SpecificClusterManagerNodesIT.java
index 8e3426b9cae26..20c5088071766 100644
--- a/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/cluster/SpecificClusterManagerNodesIT.java
+++ b/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/cluster/SpecificClusterManagerNodesIT.java
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ public void testElectOnlyBetweenClusterManagerNodes() throws Exception {
                     .nodes()
                     .getClusterManagerNode()
                     .getName();
-            } catch (ClusterManagerNotDiscoveredException e) {
+            } catch (Exception e) {
                 logger.debug("failed to get cluster-manager name", e);
                 return null;
             }