diff --git a/.github/trigger_files/beam_PostCommit_Java_ValidatesRunner_ULR.json b/.github/trigger_files/beam_PostCommit_Java_ValidatesRunner_ULR.json
index 6e2f429dd24e..e43916b6c3e4 100644
--- a/.github/trigger_files/beam_PostCommit_Java_ValidatesRunner_ULR.json
+++ b/.github/trigger_files/beam_PostCommit_Java_ValidatesRunner_ULR.json
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@
   "https://github.com/apache/beam/pull/34902": "Introducing OutputBuilder",
   "comment": "Modify this file in a trivial way to cause this test suite to run",
   "https://github.com/apache/beam/pull/31156": "noting that PR #31156 should run this test",
-  "https://github.com/apache/beam/pull/35159": "moving WindowedValue and making an interface"
+  "https://github.com/apache/beam/pull/35159": "moving WindowedValue and making an interface",
+  "https://github.com/apache/beam/pull/38437" : "Fix ULR metadata propagation test flake 2"
 }
diff --git a/sdks/java/core/src/test/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/transforms/MetadataPropagationTest.java b/sdks/java/core/src/test/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/transforms/MetadataPropagationTest.java
index cba13ecb6bf2..51d970ec4b42 100644
--- a/sdks/java/core/src/test/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/transforms/MetadataPropagationTest.java
+++ b/sdks/java/core/src/test/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/transforms/MetadataPropagationTest.java
@@ -81,8 +81,9 @@ public void testMetadataPropagationAcrossShuffleParameter() {
   }
 
   @Test
-  @Category({ValidatesRunner.class, NeedsRunner.class})
+  @Category(NeedsRunner.class)
   public void testMetadataPropagationParameter() {
+    WindowedValues.WindowedValueCoder.setMetadataSupported();
     PCollection<String> results =
         pipeline
             .apply(Create.of(true))