diff --git a/pyspark-notebook/test/test_spark.py b/pyspark-notebook/test/test_spark.py
index 56b8c0e2..25e5a550 100644
--- a/pyspark-notebook/test/test_spark.py
+++ b/pyspark-notebook/test/test_spark.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 def test_spark_shell(container: TrackedContainer) -> None:
     """Checking if Spark (spark-shell) is running properly"""
     logs = container.run_and_wait(
+        no_warnings=False,  # WARNING: An illegal reflective access operation has occurred
         timeout=60,
         tty=True,
         command=["start.sh", "bash", "-c", 'spark-shell <<< "1+1"'],