diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/index/query/NestedQueryBuilderTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/index/query/NestedQueryBuilderTests.java
index 29efd64e5c751..385623555e60a 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/index/query/NestedQueryBuilderTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/index/query/NestedQueryBuilderTests.java
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ public void testNestedDepthOnceOnly() throws Exception {
     }
 
     public void testNestedDepthDefault() throws Exception {
-        assertEquals(20, createShardContext().getIndexSettings().getMaxNestedQueryDepth());
+        assertEquals(Integer.MAX_VALUE, createShardContext().getIndexSettings().getMaxNestedQueryDepth());
     }
 
     private void checkOnceNested(QueryShardContext ctx) throws Exception {