diff --git a/muted-tests.yml b/muted-tests.yml
index 8a31484090b94..aea53f4879769 100644
--- a/muted-tests.yml
+++ b/muted-tests.yml
@@ -77,9 +77,6 @@ tests:
 - class: org.elasticsearch.xpack.test.rest.XPackRestIT
   method: test {p0=snapshot/20_operator_privileges_disabled/Operator only settings can be set and restored by non-operator user when operator privileges is disabled}
   issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/116775
-- class: org.elasticsearch.search.basic.SearchWithRandomIOExceptionsIT
-  method: testRandomDirectoryIOExceptions
-  issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/114824
 - class: org.elasticsearch.xpack.apmdata.APMYamlTestSuiteIT
   method: test {yaml=/10_apm/Test template reinstallation}
   issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/116445
diff --git a/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/search/basic/SearchWithRandomIOExceptionsIT.java b/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/search/basic/SearchWithRandomIOExceptionsIT.java
index ed02594994b39..0a66dd6818ee3 100644
--- a/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/search/basic/SearchWithRandomIOExceptionsIT.java
+++ b/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/search/basic/SearchWithRandomIOExceptionsIT.java
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
 package org.elasticsearch.search.basic;
 
+import com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.annotations.Repeat;
+
 import org.apache.lucene.tests.util.English;
 import org.elasticsearch.ElasticsearchException;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.DocWriteResponse;
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@
 import org.elasticsearch.action.support.broadcast.BroadcastResponse;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.Strings;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Settings;
+import org.elasticsearch.core.SuppressForbidden;
 import org.elasticsearch.core.TimeValue;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.query.QueryBuilders;
 import org.elasticsearch.plugins.Plugin;
@@ -42,6 +45,8 @@ protected Collection<Class<? extends Plugin>> nodePlugins() {
         return Arrays.asList(MockFSIndexStore.TestPlugin.class);
     }
 
+    @Repeat(iterations = 100)
+    @SuppressForbidden(reason = "run the test multiple times on CI")
     public void testRandomDirectoryIOExceptions() throws IOException, InterruptedException, ExecutionException {
         String mapping = Strings.toString(
             XContentFactory.jsonBuilder()
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/recovery/PeerRecoveryTargetService.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/recovery/PeerRecoveryTargetService.java
index 359d084342a74..1787f0a420879 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/recovery/PeerRecoveryTargetService.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/recovery/PeerRecoveryTargetService.java
@@ -494,7 +494,6 @@ public static StartRecoveryRequest getStartRecoveryRequest(
             }
         } catch (final org.apache.lucene.index.IndexNotFoundException e) {
             // happens on an empty folder. no need to log
-            assert startingSeqNo == UNASSIGNED_SEQ_NO : startingSeqNo;
             logger.trace("{} shard folder empty, recovering all files", recoveryTarget);
             metadataSnapshot = Store.MetadataSnapshot.EMPTY;
         } catch (final IOException e) {