diff --git a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/cloud/RecoveryStrategy.java b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/cloud/RecoveryStrategy.java
index 94e126e6a71..67c15e856bd 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/cloud/RecoveryStrategy.java
+++ b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/cloud/RecoveryStrategy.java
@@ -606,11 +606,11 @@ public class RecoveryStrategy implements Runnable, Closeable {
             cloudDebugLog(core, "synced");
             
             log.info("Replaying updates buffered during PeerSync.");
-            replay(core);
+            replayFuture = replay(core);
 
             // sync success
             successfulRecovery = true;
-            return;
+            break;
           }
 
           log.info("PeerSync Recovery was not successful - trying replication.");