diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/NodeStatusUpdaterImpl.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/NodeStatusUpdaterImpl.java
index f4870623dd4..76de534ea41 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/NodeStatusUpdaterImpl.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/NodeStatusUpdaterImpl.java
@@ -311,8 +311,8 @@ public class NodeStatusUpdaterImpl extends AbstractService implements
         statusUpdater.join();
         registerWithRM();
         statusUpdater = new Thread(statusUpdaterRunnable, "Node Status Updater");
-        statusUpdater.start();
         this.isStopped = false;
+        statusUpdater.start();
         LOG.info("NodeStatusUpdater thread is reRegistered and restarted");
       } catch (Exception e) {
         String errorMessage = "Unexpected error rebooting NodeStatusUpdater";