diff --git a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/indices.get_alias/10_basic.yml b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/indices.get_alias/10_basic.yml
index 42cadb9a8b08a..5c1ab8d2fa56e 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/indices.get_alias/10_basic.yml
+++ b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/indices.get_alias/10_basic.yml
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ setup:
 ---
 "Get all aliases via /_alias":
   - skip:
-      version: all
-      reason: Nik will look on Monday
+      version: " - 5.99.99"
+      reason: 5.x doesn't return indices without aliases (at transport)
   - do:
       indices.create:
         index: test_index_3
diff --git a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/indices.get_alias/20_empty.yml b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/indices.get_alias/20_empty.yml
index 5a7c328fd5b3f..98d2ac41c767b 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/indices.get_alias/20_empty.yml
+++ b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/indices.get_alias/20_empty.yml
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ setup:
 ---
 "Check empty aliases when getting all aliases via /_alias":
   - skip:
-      version: all
-      reason: Nik will look on Monday
+      version: " - 5.99.99"
+      reason: 5.x doesn't return indices without aliases (at transport)
   - do:
       indices.get_alias: {}