diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/ccr/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ccr/action/ShardChangesAction.java b/x-pack/plugin/ccr/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ccr/action/ShardChangesAction.java
index 9d1fae2077298..165625844c371 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/ccr/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ccr/action/ShardChangesAction.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/ccr/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ccr/action/ShardChangesAction.java
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ protected Response shardOperation(Request request, ShardId shardId) throws IOExc
 
         @Override
         protected boolean resolveIndex(Request request) {
-            return true;
+            return false;
         }
 
         @Override