diff --git a/server/src/main/java/io/druid/server/coordinator/LoadQueuePeon.java b/server/src/main/java/io/druid/server/coordinator/LoadQueuePeon.java
index 41ca280d200..7a591862d11 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/io/druid/server/coordinator/LoadQueuePeon.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/io/druid/server/coordinator/LoadQueuePeon.java
@@ -57,7 +57,16 @@ public class LoadQueuePeon
   private static final int DROP = 0;
   private static final int LOAD = 1;
 
-  private static Comparator<DataSegment> segmentHolderComparator = Comparators.inverse(DataSegment.bucketMonthComparator());
+  private static Comparator<DataSegment> segmentComparator = Comparators.inverse(DataSegment.bucketMonthComparator());
+
+  private static void executeCallbacks(List<LoadPeonCallback> callbacks)
+  {
+    for (LoadPeonCallback callback : callbacks) {
+      if (callback != null) {
+        callback.execute();
+      }
+    }
+  }
 
   private final CuratorFramework curator;
   private final String basePath;
@@ -70,10 +79,10 @@ public class LoadQueuePeon
   private final AtomicInteger failedAssignCount = new AtomicInteger(0);
 
   private final ConcurrentSkipListMap<DataSegment, SegmentHolder> segmentsToLoad = new ConcurrentSkipListMap<>(
-      segmentHolderComparator
+      segmentComparator
   );
   private final ConcurrentSkipListMap<DataSegment, SegmentHolder> segmentsToDrop = new ConcurrentSkipListMap<>(
-      segmentHolderComparator
+      segmentComparator
   );
 
   private final Object lock = new Object();
@@ -120,8 +129,8 @@ public class LoadQueuePeon
   }
 
   public void loadSegment(
-      DataSegment segment,
-      LoadPeonCallback callback
+      final DataSegment segment,
+      final LoadPeonCallback callback
   )
   {
     synchronized (lock) {
@@ -134,8 +143,6 @@ public class LoadQueuePeon
       }
     }
 
-    final SegmentHolder holder = new SegmentHolder(segment, LOAD, Arrays.asList(callback));
-
     synchronized (lock) {
       final SegmentHolder existingHolder = segmentsToLoad.get(segment);
       if (existingHolder != null) {
@@ -148,13 +155,13 @@ public class LoadQueuePeon
 
     log.info("Asking server peon[%s] to load segment[%s]", basePath, segment.getIdentifier());
     queuedSize.addAndGet(segment.getSize());
-    segmentsToLoad.put(segment, holder);
+    segmentsToLoad.put(segment, new SegmentHolder(segment, LOAD, Arrays.asList(callback)));
     doNext();
   }
 
   public void dropSegment(
-      DataSegment segment,
-      LoadPeonCallback callback
+      final DataSegment segment,
+      final LoadPeonCallback callback
   )
   {
     synchronized (lock) {
@@ -167,8 +174,6 @@ public class LoadQueuePeon
       }
     }
 
-    SegmentHolder holder = new SegmentHolder(segment, DROP, Arrays.asList(callback));
-
     synchronized (lock) {
       final SegmentHolder existingHolder = segmentsToDrop.get(segment);
       if (existingHolder != null) {
@@ -180,7 +185,7 @@ public class LoadQueuePeon
     }
 
     log.info("Asking server peon[%s] to drop segment[%s]", basePath, segment.getIdentifier());
-    segmentsToDrop.put(segment, holder);
+    segmentsToDrop.put(segment, new SegmentHolder(segment, DROP, Arrays.asList(callback)));
     doNext();
   }
 
@@ -305,14 +310,15 @@ public class LoadQueuePeon
           throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
       }
 
+      final List<LoadPeonCallback> callbacks = currentlyProcessing.getCallbacks();
+      currentlyProcessing = null;
       callBackExecutor.execute(
           new Runnable()
           {
             @Override
             public void run()
             {
-              currentlyProcessing.executeCallbacks();
-              currentlyProcessing = null;
+              executeCallbacks(callbacks);
             }
           }
       );
@@ -323,20 +329,20 @@ public class LoadQueuePeon
   {
     synchronized (lock) {
       if (currentlyProcessing != null) {
-        currentlyProcessing.executeCallbacks();
+        executeCallbacks(currentlyProcessing.getCallbacks());
         currentlyProcessing = null;
       }
 
       if (!segmentsToDrop.isEmpty()) {
         for (SegmentHolder holder : segmentsToDrop.values()) {
-          holder.executeCallbacks();
+          executeCallbacks(holder.getCallbacks());
         }
       }
       segmentsToDrop.clear();
 
       if (!segmentsToLoad.isEmpty()) {
         for (SegmentHolder holder : segmentsToLoad.values()) {
-          holder.executeCallbacks();
+          executeCallbacks(holder.getCallbacks());
         }
       }
       segmentsToLoad.clear();
@@ -433,15 +439,10 @@ public class LoadQueuePeon
       }
     }
 
-    public void executeCallbacks()
+    public List<LoadPeonCallback> getCallbacks()
     {
       synchronized (callbacks) {
-        for (LoadPeonCallback callback : callbacks) {
-          if (callback != null) {
-            callback.execute();
-          }
-        }
-        callbacks.clear();
+        return callbacks;
       }
     }