diff --git a/muted-tests.yml b/muted-tests.yml
index 871afa5555f58..651a1ee1ad1c9 100644
--- a/muted-tests.yml
+++ b/muted-tests.yml
@@ -254,6 +254,8 @@ tests:
 - class: org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.qa.multi_node.EsqlSpecIT
   method: test {lookup-join.LookupMessageFromIndex SYNC}
   issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/117980
+- class: org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.qa.multi_node.EsqlSpecIT
+  issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/117981
 
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