diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/snapshots/RestoreService.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/snapshots/RestoreService.java
index 5ae67d04c7837..f102289160b71 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/snapshots/RestoreService.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/snapshots/RestoreService.java
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ private Settings getOverrideSettingsInternal() {
                             clusterService.state(),
                             clusterSettings,
                             clusterService.getSettings(),
-                            request.getDescription()
+                            String.join(",", request.indices())
                         );
                         return settingsBuilder.build();
                     }
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/cluster/metadata/MetadataCreateIndexServiceTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/cluster/metadata/MetadataCreateIndexServiceTests.java
index de1d422d6016b..98130b0af52dd 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/cluster/metadata/MetadataCreateIndexServiceTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/cluster/metadata/MetadataCreateIndexServiceTests.java
@@ -1603,7 +1603,7 @@ public void testNewIndexIsRemoteStoreBackedForRemoteStoreDirectionAndMixedMode()
 
         ClusterSettings clusterSettings = new ClusterSettings(Settings.EMPTY, ClusterSettings.BUILT_IN_CLUSTER_SETTINGS);
 
-        request = new CreateIndexClusterStateUpdateRequest("create index", "test", "test");
+        request = new CreateIndexClusterStateUpdateRequest("create index", "test-index", "test-index");
 
         Settings indexSettings = aggregateIndexSettings(
             clusterState,
@@ -1684,7 +1684,7 @@ public void testNewIndexIsRemoteStoreBackedForRemoteStoreDirectionAndMixedMode()
                 finalClusterSettings
             );
         });
-
+        assertEquals(error.getMessage(), "failed to create index [test-index]");
         assertThat(
             error.getCause().getMessage(),
             containsString("Cluster is migrating to remote store but no remote node found, failing index creation")