diff --git a/core/modules/tracker/tests/src/Functional/TrackerTest.php b/core/modules/tracker/tests/src/Functional/TrackerTest.php
index 1a77d95ac8..ac193909b3 100644
--- a/core/modules/tracker/tests/src/Functional/TrackerTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/tracker/tests/src/Functional/TrackerTest.php
@@ -361,8 +361,14 @@ public function testTrackerCronIndexing() {
     ];
     $this->drupalPostForm('comment/reply/node/' . $nodes[3]->id() . '/comment', $comment, t('Save'));
 
-    // Start indexing backwards from node 3.
-    \Drupal::state()->set('tracker.index_nid', 3);
+    // Create an unpublished node.
+    $unpublished = $this->drupalCreateNode([
+      'title' => $this->randomMachineName(8),
+      'status' => 0,
+    ]);
+
+    // Start indexing backwards from node 4.
+    \Drupal::state()->set('tracker.index_nid', 4);
 
     // Clear the current tracker tables and rebuild them.
     db_delete('tracker_node')