diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-applications-distributedshell/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/applications/distributedshell/ApplicationMaster.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-applications-distributedshell/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/applications/distributedshell/ApplicationMaster.java
index 2a5d89d6d90..bc9207acd73 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-applications-distributedshell/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/applications/distributedshell/ApplicationMaster.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-applications-distributedshell/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/applications/distributedshell/ApplicationMaster.java
@@ -1419,7 +1419,7 @@ private void publishContainerStartEventOnTimelineServiceV2(
       appSubmitterUgi.doAs(new PrivilegedExceptionAction<Object>() {
         @Override
         public TimelinePutResponse run() throws Exception {
-          timelineV2Client.putEntities(entity);
+          timelineV2Client.putEntitiesAsync(entity);
           return null;
         }
       });
@@ -1453,7 +1453,7 @@ private void publishContainerEndEventOnTimelineServiceV2(
       appSubmitterUgi.doAs(new PrivilegedExceptionAction<Object>() {
         @Override
         public TimelinePutResponse run() throws Exception {
-          timelineV2Client.putEntities(entity);
+          timelineV2Client.putEntitiesAsync(entity);
           return null;
         }
       });