diff --git a/src/integrationTest/java/org/opensearch/security/FlsAndFieldMaskingTests.java b/src/integrationTest/java/org/opensearch/security/FlsAndFieldMaskingTests.java
index 0868e82c8d..71a1e21444 100644
--- a/src/integrationTest/java/org/opensearch/security/FlsAndFieldMaskingTests.java
+++ b/src/integrationTest/java/org/opensearch/security/FlsAndFieldMaskingTests.java
@@ -282,6 +282,13 @@ public class FlsAndFieldMaskingTests {
         "inclusive_exclusive_masked_user"
     ).roles(ROLE_ONLY_FIELD_TITLE_FLS, ROLE_NO_FIELD_TITLE_FLS, ROLE_ONLY_FIELD_TITLE_MASKED);
 
+    static final TestSecurityConfig.User USER_FLS_INCLUDE_STARS = new TestSecurityConfig.User("fls_include_stars_reader").roles(
+        new TestSecurityConfig.Role("fls_include_stars_reader").clusterPermissions("cluster_composite_ops_ro")
+            .indexPermissions("read")
+            .fls(FIELD_STARS)
+            .on("*")
+    );
+
     @ClassRule
     public static final LocalCluster cluster = new LocalCluster.Builder().clusterManager(ClusterManager.THREE_CLUSTER_MANAGERS)
         .anonymousAuth(false)
@@ -303,7 +310,8 @@ public class FlsAndFieldMaskingTests {
             USER_BOTH_ONLY_AND_NO_FIELD_TITLE_FLS,
             USER_BOTH_ONLY_FIELD_TITLE_FLS_ONLY_FIELD_TITLE_MASKED,
             USER_BOTH_NO_FIELD_TITLE_FLS_ONLY_FIELD_TITLE_MASKED,
-            USER_ALL_ONLY_AND_NO_FIELD_TITLE_FLS_ONLY_FIELD_TITLE_MASKED
+            USER_ALL_ONLY_AND_NO_FIELD_TITLE_FLS_ONLY_FIELD_TITLE_MASKED,
+            USER_FLS_INCLUDE_STARS
         )
         .build();
 
@@ -1727,13 +1735,9 @@ private void assertProperSearchResponseForTitleFieldMaskingAndNoTitleFieldAndOnl
     @Test
     public void flsWithIncludesRulesIncludesFieldMappersFromPlugins() throws IOException {
         String indexName = "fls_includes_index";
-        TestSecurityConfig.Role userRole = new TestSecurityConfig.Role("fls_include_stars_reader").clusterPermissions(
-            "cluster_composite_ops_ro"
-        ).indexPermissions("read").fls(FIELD_STARS).on("*");
-        TestSecurityConfig.User user = createUserWithRole("fls_includes_user", userRole);
         List<String> docIds = createIndexWithDocs(indexName, SONGS[0], SONGS[1]);
 
-        try (RestHighLevelClient restHighLevelClient = cluster.getRestHighLevelClient(user)) {
+        try (RestHighLevelClient restHighLevelClient = cluster.getRestHighLevelClient(USER_FLS_INCLUDE_STARS)) {
             SearchRequest searchRequest = new SearchRequest(indexName);
             SearchSourceBuilder searchSourceBuilder = new SearchSourceBuilder();
             MatchAllQueryBuilder matchAllQueryBuilder = QueryBuilders.matchAllQuery();
@@ -1750,11 +1754,7 @@ public void flsWithIncludesRulesIncludesFieldMappersFromPlugins() throws IOExcep
 
     @Test
     public void testFlsOnAClosedAndReopenedIndex() throws IOException {
-        String indexName = "fls_includes_index";
-        TestSecurityConfig.Role userRole = new TestSecurityConfig.Role("fls_include_stars_reader").clusterPermissions(
-            "cluster_composite_ops_ro"
-        ).indexPermissions("read").fls(FIELD_STARS).on("*");
-        TestSecurityConfig.User user = createUserWithRole("fls_includes_user", userRole);
+        String indexName = "fls_includes_index2";
         List<String> docIds = createIndexWithDocs(indexName, SONGS[0], SONGS[1]);
 
         try (TestRestClient client = cluster.getRestClient(ADMIN_USER)) {
@@ -1763,7 +1763,7 @@ public void testFlsOnAClosedAndReopenedIndex() throws IOException {
             logsRule.assertThatContainExactly(indexName + " was closed. Setting metadataFields to empty. Closed index is not searchable.");
         }
 
-        try (RestHighLevelClient restHighLevelClient = cluster.getRestHighLevelClient(user)) {
+        try (RestHighLevelClient restHighLevelClient = cluster.getRestHighLevelClient(USER_FLS_INCLUDE_STARS)) {
             SearchRequest searchRequest = new SearchRequest(indexName);
             SearchSourceBuilder searchSourceBuilder = new SearchSourceBuilder();
             MatchAllQueryBuilder matchAllQueryBuilder = QueryBuilders.matchAllQuery();