diff --git a/gerrit-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/ssh/ElasticIndexIT.java b/gerrit-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/ssh/ElasticIndexIT.java
index e2355ba17f..81aecb0755 100644
--- a/gerrit-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/ssh/ElasticIndexIT.java
+++ b/gerrit-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/ssh/ElasticIndexIT.java
@@ -24,11 +24,10 @@ import java.util.UUID;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Config;
 
 public class ElasticIndexIT extends AbstractIndexTests {
-  private static ElasticContainer<?> container;
 
   private static Config getConfig(ElasticVersion version) {
     ElasticNodeInfo elasticNodeInfo;
-    container = ElasticContainer.createAndStart(version);
+    ElasticContainer<?> container = ElasticContainer.createAndStart(version);
     elasticNodeInfo = new ElasticNodeInfo(container.getHttpHost().getPort());
     String indicesPrefix = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
     Config cfg = new Config();