diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/FSHDFSUtils.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/FSHDFSUtils.java
index 302a3b1b1e4..6ec8881fb06 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/FSHDFSUtils.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/FSHDFSUtils.java
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ public class FSHDFSUtils extends FSUtils{
    */
   public static final long LEASE_SOFTLIMIT_PERIOD = 60 * 1000;
 
+  @Override
   public void recoverFileLease(final FileSystem fs, final Path p, Configuration conf)
   throws IOException{
     if (!isAppendSupported(conf)) {
@@ -111,7 +112,9 @@ public class FSHDFSUtils extends FSUtils{
       try {
         Thread.sleep(1000);
       } catch (InterruptedException ex) {
-        new InterruptedIOException().initCause(ex);
+        InterruptedIOException iioe = new InterruptedIOException();
+        iioe.initCause(ex);
+        throw iioe;
       }
     }
     LOG.info("Finished lease recover attempt for " + p);