diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/ml/qa/native-multi-node-tests/src/javaRestTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/integration/DetectionRulesIT.java b/x-pack/plugin/ml/qa/native-multi-node-tests/src/javaRestTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/integration/DetectionRulesIT.java
index 8cb13398a70ae..fec85730aaf2b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/ml/qa/native-multi-node-tests/src/javaRestTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/integration/DetectionRulesIT.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/ml/qa/native-multi-node-tests/src/javaRestTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/integration/DetectionRulesIT.java
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ public void testCondition() throws Exception {
         closeJob(job.getId());
 
         List<AnomalyRecord> records = getRecords(job.getId());
+        // remove records that are not anomalies
+        records.removeIf(record -> record.getInitialRecordScore() < 1e-5);
+
         assertThat(records.size(), equalTo(1));
         assertThat(records.get(0).getByFieldValue(), equalTo("high"));
         long firstRecordTimestamp = records.get(0).getTimestamp().getTime();