diff --git a/tests/UnifiedSpecTests/load-balancers/sdam-error-handling.json b/tests/UnifiedSpecTests/load-balancers/sdam-error-handling.json
index 083c98e94..47323fae4 100644
--- a/tests/UnifiedSpecTests/load-balancers/sdam-error-handling.json
+++ b/tests/UnifiedSpecTests/load-balancers/sdam-error-handling.json
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@
       "description": "errors during the initial connection hello are ignored",
       "runOnRequirements": [
         {
-          "minServerVersion": "4.9"
+          "minServerVersion": "4.4.7"
         }
       ],
       "operations": [