diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/fsdataset/impl/TestFsDatasetImpl.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/fsdataset/impl/TestFsDatasetImpl.java
index d6f42f3d020..b744a6fa586 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/fsdataset/impl/TestFsDatasetImpl.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/fsdataset/impl/TestFsDatasetImpl.java
@@ -1075,16 +1075,14 @@ public class TestFsDatasetImpl {
   @Test(timeout = 30000)
   public void testReportBadBlocks() throws Exception {
     boolean threwException = false;
-    MiniDFSCluster cluster = null;
-    try {
-      Configuration config = new HdfsConfiguration();
-      cluster = new MiniDFSCluster.Builder(config).numDataNodes(1).build();
+    final Configuration config = new HdfsConfiguration();
+    try (MiniDFSCluster cluster = new MiniDFSCluster.Builder(config)
+        .numDataNodes(1).build()) {
       cluster.waitActive();
 
       Assert.assertEquals(0, cluster.getNamesystem().getCorruptReplicaBlocks());
       DataNode dataNode = cluster.getDataNodes().get(0);
-      ExtendedBlock block =
-          new ExtendedBlock(cluster.getNamesystem().getBlockPoolId(), 0);
+      ExtendedBlock block = new ExtendedBlock(cluster.getNamesystem().getBlockPoolId(), 0);
       try {
         // Test the reportBadBlocks when the volume is null
         dataNode.reportBadBlocks(block);
@@ -1101,15 +1099,11 @@ public class TestFsDatasetImpl {
 
       block = DFSTestUtil.getFirstBlock(fs, filePath);
       // Test for the overloaded method reportBadBlocks
-      dataNode.reportBadBlocks(block, dataNode.getFSDataset()
-          .getFsVolumeReferences().get(0));
-      Thread.sleep(3000);
-      BlockManagerTestUtil.updateState(cluster.getNamesystem()
-          .getBlockManager());
-      // Verify the bad block has been reported to namenode
-      Assert.assertEquals(1, cluster.getNamesystem().getCorruptReplicaBlocks());
-    } finally {
-      cluster.shutdown();
+      dataNode.reportBadBlocks(block, dataNode.getFSDataset().getFsVolumeReferences().get(0));
+      DataNodeTestUtils.triggerHeartbeat(dataNode);
+      BlockManagerTestUtil.updateState(cluster.getNamesystem().getBlockManager());
+      assertEquals("Corrupt replica blocks could not be reflected with the heartbeat", 1,
+          cluster.getNamesystem().getCorruptReplicaBlocks());
     }
   }