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 98e2e87cc99..3d3f573769c 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
@@ -1028,9 +1028,12 @@ public boolean isResyncIntervalElapsed() {
     public void verifyRMHeartbeatResponseForNodeLabels(
         NodeHeartbeatResponse response) {
       if (areLabelsSentToRM) {
-        if (response.getAreNodeLabelsAcceptedByRM() && LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
-          LOG.debug("Node Labels {" + StringUtils.join(",", previousNodeLabels)
-              + "} were Accepted by RM ");
+        if (response.getAreNodeLabelsAcceptedByRM()) {
+          if(LOG.isDebugEnabled()){
+            LOG.debug(
+                "Node Labels {" + StringUtils.join(",", previousNodeLabels)
+                    + "} were Accepted by RM ");
+          }
         } else {
           // case where updated labels from NodeLabelsProvider is sent to RM and
           // RM rejected the labels