diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/webapp/dao/AppInfo.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/webapp/dao/AppInfo.java
index a91c212b5c9..d35d52b4adf 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/webapp/dao/AppInfo.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/webapp/dao/AppInfo.java
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public class AppInfo {
   protected String appNodeLabelExpression;
   protected String amNodeLabelExpression;
 
-  protected ResourcesInfo resourceInfo;
+  protected ResourcesInfo resourceInfo = null;
 
   public AppInfo() {
   } // JAXB needs this
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ public AppInfo(ResourceManager rm, RMApp app, Boolean hasAccess,
               .getApplicationAttempt(attempt.getAppAttemptId());
           resourceInfo = null != ficaAppAttempt
               ? new ResourcesInfo(ficaAppAttempt.getSchedulingResourceUsage())
-              : new ResourcesInfo();
+              : null;
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/webapp/TestRMWebServiceAppsNodelabel.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/webapp/TestRMWebServiceAppsNodelabel.java
index 5c99614e162..0f2b6eaab43 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/webapp/TestRMWebServiceAppsNodelabel.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/webapp/TestRMWebServiceAppsNodelabel.java
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 package org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.webapp;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashSet;
@@ -157,8 +159,12 @@ public void testAppsFinished() throws JSONException, Exception {
     JSONObject json = response.getEntity(JSONObject.class);
     JSONObject apps = json.getJSONObject("apps");
     assertEquals("incorrect number of elements", 1, apps.length());
-    Object object = apps.getJSONArray("app").getJSONObject(0).get("resourceInfo");
-    Assert.assertTrue("For finshed app null expected", object.equals(null));
+    try {
+      apps.getJSONArray("app").getJSONObject(0).getJSONObject("resourceInfo");
+      fail("resourceInfo object shouldnt be available for finished apps");
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      assertTrue("resourceInfo shouldn't be available for finished apps", true);
+    }
     rm.stop();
   }