diff --git a/qa/os/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/packaging/test/ArchiveGenerateInitialCredentialsTests.java b/qa/os/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/packaging/test/ArchiveGenerateInitialCredentialsTests.java
index 80f0f901b8046..5747bd6c41647 100644
--- a/qa/os/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/packaging/test/ArchiveGenerateInitialCredentialsTests.java
+++ b/qa/os/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/packaging/test/ArchiveGenerateInitialCredentialsTests.java
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ public void test30NoAutogenerationWhenDaemonized() throws Exception {
         assertThat(logfile, not(containsString("Enrollment token for kibana (valid for the next 30 minutes) :")));
     }
 
+    @AwaitsFix(bugUrl = "https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/77621")
     public void test40VerifyAutogeneratedCredentials() throws Exception {
         /* Windows issue awaits fix: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/49340 */
         assumeTrue("expect command isn't on Windows", distribution.platform != Distribution.Platform.WINDOWS);
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ public void test40VerifyAutogeneratedCredentials() throws Exception {
         assertThat(response, containsString("You Know, for Search"));
     }
 
+    @AwaitsFix(bugUrl = "https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/77621")
     public void test50CredentialAutogenerationOnlyOnce() throws Exception {
         /* Windows issue awaits fix: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/49340 */
         assumeTrue("expect command isn't on Windows", distribution.platform != Distribution.Platform.WINDOWS);