diff --git a/src/integrationTest/java/org/opensearch/test/framework/cluster/LocalCluster.java b/src/integrationTest/java/org/opensearch/test/framework/cluster/LocalCluster.java
index 30332c8603..5ca6b86672 100644
--- a/src/integrationTest/java/org/opensearch/test/framework/cluster/LocalCluster.java
+++ b/src/integrationTest/java/org/opensearch/test/framework/cluster/LocalCluster.java
@@ -382,9 +382,7 @@ public Builder extectedNodeStartupCount(int expectedNodeStartupCount) {
         }
 
         public Builder nodeSettings(Map<String, Object> settings) {
-            HashMap<String, Object> settingsCopy = new HashMap<>(settings);
-            settingsCopy.put("monitor.fs.health.enabled", false);
-            settingsCopy.forEach((key, value) -> {
+            settings.forEach((key, value) -> {
                 if (value instanceof List) {
                     List<String> values = ((List<?>) value).stream().map(String::valueOf).collect(Collectors.toList());
                     nodeOverrideSettingsBuilder.putList(key, values);
@@ -556,9 +554,11 @@ public LocalCluster build() {
                     testCertificates = new TestCertificates(clusterManager.getNodes());
                 }
                 clusterName += "_" + num.incrementAndGet();
+                nodeOverrideSettingsBuilder.put("monitor.fs.health.enabled", true);
                 Settings settings = nodeOverrideSettingsBuilder.build();
                 Map<Integer, Settings> nodeSpecificSettings = new HashMap<>();
                 for (Map.Entry<Integer, Settings.Builder> entry : nodeSpecificOverrideSettingsBuilder.entrySet()) {
+                    entry.getValue().put("monitor.fs.health.enabled", true);
                     nodeSpecificSettings.put(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue().build());
                 }
                 return new LocalCluster(