diff --git a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/ActiveMQServerImpl.java b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/ActiveMQServerImpl.java
index 3a2e91cfff..cb31b0069c 100644
--- a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/ActiveMQServerImpl.java
+++ b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/ActiveMQServerImpl.java
@@ -946,7 +946,7 @@ public class ActiveMQServerImpl implements ActiveMQServer {
       } else if (activation instanceof SharedNothingBackupActivation) {
          return ((SharedNothingBackupActivation) activation).isRemoteBackupUpToDate();
       } else {
-         throw ActiveMQMessageBundle.BUNDLE.methodNotApplicable();
+         return false;
       }
    }
 
diff --git a/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/management/ActiveMQServerControlTest.java b/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/management/ActiveMQServerControlTest.java
index d290ec2e18..cdf7a08c41 100644
--- a/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/management/ActiveMQServerControlTest.java
+++ b/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/management/ActiveMQServerControlTest.java
@@ -179,6 +179,11 @@ public class ActiveMQServerControlTest extends ManagementTestBase {
       Assert.assertEquals(connectorConfig.getName(), config[0]);
    }
 
+   @Test
+   public void testIsReplicaSync() throws Exception {
+      Assert.assertFalse(createManagementControl().isReplicaSync());
+   }
+
    @Test
    public void testGetConnectorsAsJSON() throws Exception {
       ActiveMQServerControl serverControl = createManagementControl();