diff --git a/spec/esse/cluster_spec.rb b/spec/esse/cluster_spec.rb
index 9324c54..2154a90 100644
--- a/spec/esse/cluster_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/esse/cluster_spec.rb
@@ -199,12 +199,12 @@
 
     it 'retuns an instance of elasticsearch as default' do
       expect(model.instance_variable_get(:@client)).to eq(nil)
-      if defined? Elasticsearch::Transport::Client
-        expect(model.client).to be_an_instance_of(Elasticsearch::Transport::Client)
-        expect(model.instance_variable_get(:@client)).to be_an_instance_of(Elasticsearch::Transport::Client)
-      else # Elasticsearch-ruby >= 8.0
+      if defined? Elasticsearch::Client # Elasticsearch-ruby >= 8.0
         expect(model.client).to be_an_instance_of(Elasticsearch::Client)
         expect(model.instance_variable_get(:@client)).to be_an_instance_of(Elasticsearch::Client)
+      elsif defined? Elasticsearch::Transport::Client
+        expect(model.client).to be_an_instance_of(Elasticsearch::Transport::Client)
+        expect(model.instance_variable_get(:@client)).to be_an_instance_of(Elasticsearch::Transport::Client)
       end
     end