diff --git a/scripts/es-integration-test.sh b/scripts/es-integration-test.sh
index ce3b4c30f0b..054c9a63b28 100755
--- a/scripts/es-integration-test.sh
+++ b/scripts/es-integration-test.sh
@@ -27,8 +27,13 @@ setup_es() {
     --env "http.host=0.0.0.0"
     --env "transport.host=127.0.0.1"
     --env "xpack.security.enabled=false"
-    --env "xpack.monitoring.enabled=false"
   )
+  local major_version=${tag%%.*}
+  if (( major_version < 8 )); then
+    params+=(
+      --env "xpack.monitoring.enabled=false"
+    )
+  fi
   local cid=$(docker run ${params[@]} ${image}:${tag})
   echo ${cid}
 }