diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/launcher/RecoveredContainerLaunch.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/launcher/RecoveredContainerLaunch.java
index a3ccf00de2b..17ddd77857f 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/launcher/RecoveredContainerLaunch.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/launcher/RecoveredContainerLaunch.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public Integer call() {
     String containerIdStr = containerId.toString();
 
     dispatcher.getEventHandler().handle(new ContainerEvent(containerId,
-        ContainerEventType.RECOVER_PAUSED_CONTAINER));
+        ContainerEventType.CONTAINER_LAUNCHED));
 
     boolean notInterrupted = true;
     try {