diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/TestSplitLogManager.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/TestSplitLogManager.java
index e5781fe7597..f6a79535776 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/TestSplitLogManager.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/TestSplitLogManager.java
@@ -590,12 +590,16 @@ public class TestSplitLogManager {
           for (Map.Entry<String, Task> entry : slm.getTasks().entrySet()) {
             final ServerName worker1 = ServerName.valueOf("worker1,1,1");
             SplitLogTask slt = new SplitLogTask.Done(worker1, RecoveryMode.LOG_SPLITTING);
+            boolean encounteredZKException = false;
             try {
               ZKUtil.setData(zkw, entry.getKey(), slt.toByteArray());
             } catch (KeeperException e) {
               LOG.warn(e);
+              encounteredZKException = true;
+            }
+            if (!encounteredZKException) {
+              done = true;
             }
-            done = true;
           }
         }
       };