diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
index 01d3fb294b7..0be8f1f9ae5 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1334,6 +1334,10 @@ Release 0.23.0 - Unreleased
     MAPREDUCE-3017. The Web UI shows FINISHED for killed/successful/failed jobs.
     (mahadev)
 
+    MAPREDUCE-3040. Fixed extra copy of Configuration in
+    YarnClientProtocolProvider and ensured MiniMRYarnCluster sets JobHistory
+    configuration for tests. (acmurthy) 
+
 Release 0.22.0 - Unreleased
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES
diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-jobclient/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapred/ClientCache.java b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-jobclient/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapred/ClientCache.java
index c615111f665..80c8d91a1b3 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-jobclient/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapred/ClientCache.java
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-jobclient/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapred/ClientCache.java
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ public class ClientCache {
   throws IOException {
     final String serviceAddr = conf.get(JHAdminConfig.MR_HISTORY_ADDRESS);
     if (StringUtils.isEmpty(serviceAddr)) {
-      LOG.info("HistoryServer is not configured.");
       return null;
     }
     LOG.info("Connecting to HistoryServer at: " + serviceAddr);
diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-jobclient/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapred/ResourceMgrDelegate.java b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-jobclient/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapred/ResourceMgrDelegate.java
index 0e3f37ff2dd..8e8081abe4d 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-jobclient/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapred/ResourceMgrDelegate.java
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-jobclient/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapred/ResourceMgrDelegate.java
@@ -74,16 +74,16 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.security.client.ClientRMSecurityInfo;
 public class ResourceMgrDelegate {
   private static final Log LOG = LogFactory.getLog(ResourceMgrDelegate.class);
       
-  private Configuration conf;
+  private YarnConfiguration conf;
   ClientRMProtocol applicationsManager;
   private ApplicationId applicationId;
   private final RecordFactory recordFactory = RecordFactoryProvider.getRecordFactory(null);
 
-  public ResourceMgrDelegate(Configuration conf) {
+  public ResourceMgrDelegate(YarnConfiguration conf) {
     this.conf = conf;
-    YarnRPC rpc = YarnRPC.create(conf);
+    YarnRPC rpc = YarnRPC.create(this.conf);
     InetSocketAddress rmAddress =
-        NetUtils.createSocketAddr(conf.get(
+        NetUtils.createSocketAddr(this.conf.get(
             YarnConfiguration.RM_ADDRESS,
             YarnConfiguration.DEFAULT_RM_ADDRESS));
     LOG.info("Connecting to ResourceManager at " + rmAddress);
diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-jobclient/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapred/YARNRunner.java b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-jobclient/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapred/YARNRunner.java
index ff59b0bb448..82134c7520f 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-jobclient/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapred/YARNRunner.java
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-jobclient/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapred/YARNRunner.java
@@ -20,16 +20,13 @@ package org.apache.hadoop.mapred;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Vector;
 
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
-import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FSDataInputStream;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileContext;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileStatus;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.Path;
@@ -43,7 +40,6 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.Counters;
 import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.JobContext;
 import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.JobID;
 import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.JobStatus;
-import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.JobSubmissionFiles;
 import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.MRJobConfig;
 import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.QueueAclsInfo;
 import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.QueueInfo;
@@ -62,7 +58,6 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.security.Credentials;
 import org.apache.hadoop.security.UserGroupInformation;
 import org.apache.hadoop.security.authorize.AccessControlList;
 import org.apache.hadoop.security.token.Token;
-import org.apache.hadoop.security.token.TokenIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.YarnException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.ApplicationConstants;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.ApplicationId;
@@ -91,7 +86,7 @@ public class YARNRunner implements ClientProtocol {
   private final RecordFactory recordFactory = RecordFactoryProvider.getRecordFactory(null);
   private ResourceMgrDelegate resMgrDelegate;
   private ClientCache clientCache;
-  private YarnConfiguration conf;
+  private Configuration conf;
   private final FileContext defaultFileContext;
 
   /**
@@ -99,22 +94,21 @@ public class YARNRunner implements ClientProtocol {
    * yarn
    * @param conf the configuration object for the client
    */
-  public YARNRunner(YarnConfiguration conf) {
-   this(conf, new ResourceMgrDelegate(conf));
+  public YARNRunner(Configuration conf) {
+   this(conf, new ResourceMgrDelegate(new YarnConfiguration(conf)));
   }
 
   /**
-   * Similar to {@link #YARNRunner(YarnConfiguration)} but allowing injecting 
+   * Similar to {@link #YARNRunner(Configuration)} but allowing injecting 
    * {@link ResourceMgrDelegate}. Enables mocking and testing.
    * @param conf the configuration object for the client
    * @param resMgrDelegate the resourcemanager client handle.
    */
-  public YARNRunner(YarnConfiguration conf, ResourceMgrDelegate resMgrDelegate) {
+  public YARNRunner(Configuration conf, ResourceMgrDelegate resMgrDelegate) {
     this.conf = conf;
     try {
       this.resMgrDelegate = resMgrDelegate;
-      this.clientCache = new ClientCache(this.conf,
-          resMgrDelegate);
+      this.clientCache = new ClientCache(this.conf, resMgrDelegate);
       this.defaultFileContext = FileContext.getFileContext(this.conf);
     } catch (UnsupportedFileSystemException ufe) {
       throw new RuntimeException("Error in instantiating YarnClient", ufe);
diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-jobclient/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapred/YarnClientProtocolProvider.java b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-jobclient/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapred/YarnClientProtocolProvider.java
index 596c2d8bc86..29d3f66cc35 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-jobclient/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapred/YarnClientProtocolProvider.java
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-jobclient/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapred/YarnClientProtocolProvider.java
@@ -25,14 +25,13 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
 import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.MRConfig;
 import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.protocol.ClientProtocol;
 import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.protocol.ClientProtocolProvider;
-import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.conf.YarnConfiguration;
 
 public class YarnClientProtocolProvider extends ClientProtocolProvider {
 
   @Override
   public ClientProtocol create(Configuration conf) throws IOException {
     if (MRConfig.YARN_FRAMEWORK_NAME.equals(conf.get(MRConfig.FRAMEWORK_NAME))) {
-      return new YARNRunner(new YarnConfiguration(conf));
+      return new YARNRunner(conf);
     }
     return null;
   }
diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-jobclient/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/MiniMRYarnCluster.java b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-jobclient/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/MiniMRYarnCluster.java
index 888e66d3a58..fcb2a79fafb 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-jobclient/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/MiniMRYarnCluster.java
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-jobclient/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/MiniMRYarnCluster.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.mapred.ShuffleHandler;
 import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.MRConfig;
 import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.MRJobConfig;
 import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.v2.hs.JobHistoryServer;
+import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.v2.jobhistory.JHAdminConfig;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.YarnException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.conf.YarnConfiguration;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.MiniYARNCluster;
@@ -82,6 +83,10 @@ public class MiniMRYarnCluster extends MiniYARNCluster {
     // for corresponding uberized tests.
     conf.setBoolean(MRJobConfig.JOB_UBERTASK_ENABLE, false);
 
+    // Set config for JH Server
+    conf.set(JHAdminConfig.MR_HISTORY_ADDRESS, 
+        JHAdminConfig.DEFAULT_MR_HISTORY_ADDRESS);
+    
     super.init(conf);
   }