diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/index/shard/RefreshListenersTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/index/shard/RefreshListenersTests.java
index b71b1ee7cddff..3f0f859403ba8 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/index/shard/RefreshListenersTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/index/shard/RefreshListenersTests.java
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ public void onFailedEngine(String reason, @Nullable Exception e) {
             () -> RetentionLeases.EMPTY,
             () -> primaryTerm,
             EngineTestCase.tombstoneDocSupplier(),
-            true // hard coding to true since primaries drive refreshes
+            false // hard coding to false
         );
         engine = new InternalEngine(config);
         engine.recoverFromTranslog((e, s) -> 0, Long.MAX_VALUE);
diff --git a/test/framework/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/engine/EngineTestCase.java b/test/framework/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/engine/EngineTestCase.java
index 6528cc70755d8..9a575d4a3587f 100644
--- a/test/framework/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/engine/EngineTestCase.java
+++ b/test/framework/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/engine/EngineTestCase.java
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ public EngineConfig config(
             retentionLeasesSupplier,
             primaryTerm,
             tombstoneDocSupplier(),
-            true // defaulting isPrimary to true
+            false // defaulting isReadOnly to false
         );
     }