diff --git a/hadoop-hdds/common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/container/ContainerInfo.java b/hadoop-hdds/common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/container/ContainerInfo.java
index 7b5c467e679..0ecfdacb03d 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdds/common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/container/ContainerInfo.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdds/common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/container/ContainerInfo.java
@@ -467,4 +467,12 @@ public boolean isOpen() {
     return state == HddsProtos.LifeCycleState.OPEN
         || state == HddsProtos.LifeCycleState.CLOSING;
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Check if a container is in Open state, but Close has not been initiated.
+   * @return true if Open, false otherwise.
+   */
+  public boolean isOpenNotClosing() {
+    return state == HddsProtos.LifeCycleState.OPEN;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/server/SCMClientProtocolServer.java b/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/server/SCMClientProtocolServer.java
index 6a875e65642..769f3efe335 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/server/SCMClientProtocolServer.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/server/SCMClientProtocolServer.java
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ public ContainerWithPipeline getContainerWithPipeline(long containerID)
           getContainer(id);
       final Pipeline pipeline;
 
-      if (container.isOpen()) {
+      if (container.isOpenNotClosing()) {
         // Ratis pipeline
         pipeline = scm.getPipelineManager()
             .getPipeline(container.getPipelineID());