diff --git a/hbase-it/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/chaos/actions/Action.java b/hbase-it/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/chaos/actions/Action.java
index c01ce0fd30c..f54f7dcc813 100644
--- a/hbase-it/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/chaos/actions/Action.java
+++ b/hbase-it/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/chaos/actions/Action.java
@@ -163,7 +163,12 @@ public class Action {
 
   protected void forceBalancer() throws Exception {
     Admin admin = this.context.getHBaseIntegrationTestingUtility().getHBaseAdmin();
-    boolean result = admin.balancer();
+    boolean result = false;
+    try {
+      result = admin.balancer();
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      LOG.warn("Got exception while doing balance ", e);
+    }
     if (!result) {
       LOG.error("Balancer didn't succeed");
     }
diff --git a/hbase-it/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/chaos/actions/RestartRsHoldingTableAction.java b/hbase-it/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/chaos/actions/RestartRsHoldingTableAction.java
index ffeab0e10b1..b1ea8e53126 100644
--- a/hbase-it/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/chaos/actions/RestartRsHoldingTableAction.java
+++ b/hbase-it/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/chaos/actions/RestartRsHoldingTableAction.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public class RestartRsHoldingTableAction extends RestartActionBaseAction {
   public void perform() throws Exception {
     HTable table = null;
     try {
+      LOG.info("Performing action: Restart random RS holding table " + this.tableName);
       Configuration conf = context.getHBaseIntegrationTestingUtility().getConfiguration();
       table = new HTable(conf, TableName.valueOf(tableName));
     } catch (IOException e) {