diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/AdminService.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/AdminService.java
index 8dfc13e8c10..b5c3925c3e6 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/AdminService.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/AdminService.java
@@ -694,7 +694,11 @@ public class AdminService extends CompositeService implements
     return conf;
   }
 
-  private void refreshAll() throws ServiceFailedException {
+  /*
+   * Visibility could be private for test its made as default
+   */
+  @VisibleForTesting
+  void refreshAll() throws ServiceFailedException {
     try {
       checkAcls("refreshAll");
       refreshQueues();
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/TestRMHA.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/TestRMHA.java
index 0c254206be5..97817819701 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/TestRMHA.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/TestRMHA.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.ha.HAServiceProtocol;
 import org.apache.hadoop.ha.HAServiceProtocol.HAServiceState;
 import org.apache.hadoop.ha.HAServiceProtocol.StateChangeRequestInfo;
 import org.apache.hadoop.ha.HealthCheckFailedException;
+import org.apache.hadoop.ha.ServiceFailedException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.metrics2.lib.DefaultMetricsSystem;
 import org.apache.hadoop.net.NetUtils;
 import org.apache.hadoop.security.AccessControlException;
@@ -54,7 +55,6 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.rmapp.RMApp;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.rmapp.attempt.RMAppAttempt;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.rmapp.attempt.RMAppAttemptState;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.scheduler.QueueMetrics;
-import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.scheduler.capacity.CapacitySchedulerConfiguration;
 import org.codehaus.jettison.json.JSONException;
 import org.codehaus.jettison.json.JSONObject;
 import org.junit.Assert;
@@ -585,19 +585,28 @@ public class TestRMHA {
     assertEquals(0, rm.getRMContext().getRMApps().size());
   }
 
-  @Test(timeout = 90000)
+  @Test(timeout = 9000000)
   public void testTransitionedToActiveRefreshFail() throws Exception {
     configuration.setBoolean(YarnConfiguration.AUTO_FAILOVER_ENABLED, false);
-    YarnConfiguration conf = new YarnConfiguration(configuration);
-    configuration = new CapacitySchedulerConfiguration(conf);
     rm = new MockRM(configuration) {
       @Override
       protected AdminService createAdminService() {
         return new AdminService(this, getRMContext()) {
+          int counter = 0;
           @Override
           protected void setConfig(Configuration conf) {
             super.setConfig(configuration);
           }
+
+          @Override
+          protected void refreshAll() throws ServiceFailedException {
+            if (counter == 0) {
+              counter++;
+              throw new ServiceFailedException("Simulate RefreshFail");
+            } else {
+              super.refreshAll();
+            }
+          }
         };
       }
 
@@ -612,23 +621,26 @@ public class TestRMHA {
     final StateChangeRequestInfo requestInfo =
         new StateChangeRequestInfo(
             HAServiceProtocol.RequestSource.REQUEST_BY_USER);
-
-    configuration.set("yarn.scheduler.capacity.root.default.capacity", "100");
-    rm.adminService.transitionToStandby(requestInfo);
-    assertEquals(HAServiceState.STANDBY, rm.getRMContext().getHAServiceState());
-    configuration.set("yarn.scheduler.capacity.root.default.capacity", "200");
-    try {
-      rm.adminService.transitionToActive(requestInfo);
-    } catch (Exception e) {
-      assertTrue("Error on refreshAll during transistion to Active".contains(e
-          .getMessage()));
-    }
     FailFastDispatcher dispatcher =
         ((FailFastDispatcher) rm.rmContext.getDispatcher());
+    // Verify transistion to transitionToStandby
+    rm.adminService.transitionToStandby(requestInfo);
+    assertEquals("Fatal Event should be 0", 0, dispatcher.getEventCount());
+    assertEquals("HA state should be in standBy State", HAServiceState.STANDBY,
+        rm.getRMContext().getHAServiceState());
+    try {
+      // Verify refreshAll call failure and check fail Event is dispatched
+      rm.adminService.transitionToActive(requestInfo);
+      Assert.fail("Transistion to Active should have failed for refreshAll()");
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      assertTrue("Service fail Exception expected",
+          e instanceof ServiceFailedException);
+    }
+    // Since refreshAll failed we are expecting fatal event to be send
+    // Then fatal event is send RM will shutdown
     dispatcher.await();
-    assertEquals(1, dispatcher.getEventCount());
-    // Making correct conf and check the state
-    configuration.set("yarn.scheduler.capacity.root.default.capacity", "100");
+    assertEquals("Fatal Event to be received", 1, dispatcher.getEventCount());
+    // Check of refreshAll success HA can be active
     rm.adminService.transitionToActive(requestInfo);
     assertEquals(HAServiceState.ACTIVE, rm.getRMContext().getHAServiceState());
     rm.adminService.transitionToStandby(requestInfo);