diff --git a/jstests/sslSpecial/SERVER-26369.js b/jstests/sslSpecial/SERVER-26369.js
index 6118bacd1db..4012b9b6cce 100644
--- a/jstests/sslSpecial/SERVER-26369.js
+++ b/jstests/sslSpecial/SERVER-26369.js
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+// Test restarts a single repl set node and it will never have repl config when it restarts
+// so it won't be able to transition to primary.
+// @tags: [requires_persistence]
+
 // Validate the shardsrvr does not crash when enabling SSL with encrypted PEM for a cluster
 // Checking UUID consistency involves talking to a shard node, which in this test is shutdown
 TestData.skipCheckingUUIDsConsistentAcrossCluster = true;