diff --git a/test/integration/http2_integration_test.cc b/test/integration/http2_integration_test.cc
index e99cd9eebbfd..2cc24c148bc7 100644
--- a/test/integration/http2_integration_test.cc
+++ b/test/integration/http2_integration_test.cc
@@ -830,6 +830,7 @@ TEST_P(Http2IntegrationTest, GrpcRetry) { testGrpcRetry(); }
 // Verify the case where there is an HTTP/2 codec/protocol error with an active stream.
 TEST_P(Http2IntegrationTest, CodecErrorAfterStreamStart) {
   initialize();
+  fake_upstreams_[0]->set_allow_unexpected_disconnects(true);
   codec_client_ = makeHttpConnection(lookupPort("http"));
 
   // Sends a request.