diff --git a/docs/changelog/129647.yaml b/docs/changelog/129647.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..eec287179e294
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changelog/129647.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+pr: 129647
+summary: Fix `PushQueriesIT.testLike()` fails
+area: ES|QL
+type: bug
+issues: []
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql/qa/server/single-node/src/javaRestTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/qa/single_node/PushQueriesIT.java b/x-pack/plugin/esql/qa/server/single-node/src/javaRestTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/qa/single_node/PushQueriesIT.java
index 7acbb6c001429..f35cca567181d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql/qa/server/single-node/src/javaRestTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/qa/single_node/PushQueriesIT.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql/qa/server/single-node/src/javaRestTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/qa/single_node/PushQueriesIT.java
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ public void testCaseInsensitiveEquality() throws IOException {
     }
 
     public void testLike() throws IOException {
-        String value = "v".repeat(between(0, 256));
+        String value = "v".repeat(between(1, 256));
         String esqlQuery = """
             FROM test
             | WHERE test like "%value*"
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ public void testLike() throws IOException {
     }
 
     public void testLikeList() throws IOException {
-        String value = "v".repeat(between(0, 256));
+        String value = "v".repeat(between(1, 256));
         String esqlQuery = """
             FROM test
             | WHERE test like ("%value*", "abc*")