diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/security/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/SecurityIntegTestCase.java b/x-pack/plugin/security/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/SecurityIntegTestCase.java
index 9bb0e44eb664c..7143182c1621a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/security/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/SecurityIntegTestCase.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/security/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/SecurityIntegTestCase.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 import io.netty.util.ThreadDeathWatcher;
 import io.netty.util.concurrent.GlobalEventExecutor;
+
 import org.elasticsearch.Version;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.cluster.health.ClusterHealthResponse;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.cluster.node.info.NodeInfo;
@@ -44,7 +45,6 @@
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.security.authc.support.UsernamePasswordToken;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.security.client.SecurityClient;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.security.LocalStateSecurity;
-
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.security.support.SecurityIndexManager;
 import org.junit.AfterClass;
 import org.junit.Before;
@@ -420,14 +420,18 @@ protected void createIndicesWithRandomAliases(String... indices) {
         createIndex(indices);
 
         if (frequently()) {
+            boolean aliasAdded = false;
             IndicesAliasesRequestBuilder builder = client().admin().indices().prepareAliases();
             for (String index : indices) {
                 if (frequently()) {
                     //one alias per index with prefix "alias-"
                     builder.addAlias(index, "alias-" + index);
+                    aliasAdded = true;
                 }
             }
-            if (randomBoolean()) {
+            // If we get to this point and we haven't added an alias to the request we need to add one 
+            // or the request will fail so use noAliasAdded to force adding the alias in this case 
+            if (aliasAdded == false || randomBoolean()) {
                 //one alias pointing to all indices
                 for (String index : indices) {
                     builder.addAlias(index, "alias");
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/security/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/authz/ReadActionsTests.java b/x-pack/plugin/security/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/authz/ReadActionsTests.java
index a88dafece3251..76568d3d48b5a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/security/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/authz/ReadActionsTests.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/security/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/authz/ReadActionsTests.java
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ public void testEmptyAuthorizedIndicesSearchForAll() {
         assertNoSearchHits(client().prepareSearch().get());
     }
 
-    @AwaitsFix(bugUrl="https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/33123")
     public void testEmptyAuthorizedIndicesSearchForAllDisallowNoIndices() {
         createIndicesWithRandomAliases("index1", "index2");
         IndexNotFoundException e = expectThrows(IndexNotFoundException.class, () -> client().prepareSearch()