diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/gateway/MetaStateServiceTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/gateway/MetaStateServiceTests.java
index 037799d4a8970..ef62bb931d1bc 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/gateway/MetaStateServiceTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/gateway/MetaStateServiceTests.java
@@ -207,6 +207,16 @@ public void testLoadManifestlessBwc() throws Exception {
         loadedMetaData = metaStateService.getMetaData(); //this must load new metadata, because manifest file is gone
         assertTrue(MetaData.isGlobalStateEquals(loadedMetaData, metaData_v2));
         assertThat(loadedMetaData.index("index"), equalTo(index_v2));
+
+        //Restore manifest file
+        metaStateService.keepGlobalState();
+        metaStateService.keepIndex(index_v2.getIndex());
+        metaStateService.writeManifest("test");
+
+        //Latest metadata should be read
+        loadedMetaData = maybeNew(metaStateService).getMetaData();
+        assertTrue(MetaData.isGlobalStateEquals(loadedMetaData, metaData_v2));
+        assertThat(loadedMetaData.index("index"), equalTo(index_v2));
     }
 
 }