diff --git a/test/tools/unified-spec-runner/entities.ts b/test/tools/unified-spec-runner/entities.ts
index 4e238567fd..f332e2de33 100644
--- a/test/tools/unified-spec-runner/entities.ts
+++ b/test/tools/unified-spec-runner/entities.ts
@@ -629,10 +629,10 @@ export class EntitiesMap<E = Entity> extends Map<string, E> {
           if (entity.client.awaitMinPoolSizeMS) {
             if (client.topology?.s?.servers) {
               const timeout = Timeout.expires(entity.client.awaitMinPoolSizeMS);
-              const servers = client.topology.s.servers.values();
-              const poolSizeChecks = Array.from(servers).map(server =>
-                checkMinPoolSize(server.pool)
+              const servers = Array.from(client.topology.s.servers.values()).filter(
+                ({ description: { isDataBearing } }) => isDataBearing
               );
+              const poolSizeChecks = servers.map(server => checkMinPoolSize(server.pool));
               try {
                 await Promise.race([Promise.allSettled(poolSizeChecks), timeout]);
               } catch (error) {