diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/util/concurrent/EsThreadPoolExecutor.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/util/concurrent/EsThreadPoolExecutor.java
index 6d94fec17d7..fde8d828295 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/util/concurrent/EsThreadPoolExecutor.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/util/concurrent/EsThreadPoolExecutor.java
@@ -184,13 +184,14 @@ public class EsThreadPoolExecutor extends ThreadPoolExecutor {
 
         @Override
         protected void doRun() throws Exception {
-            boolean started = false;
+            boolean whileRunning = false;
             try (ThreadContext.StoredContext ingore = contextHolder.stashContext()){
                 ctx.restore();
-                started = true;
+                whileRunning = true;
                 in.doRun();
+                whileRunning = false;
             } catch (IllegalStateException ex) {
-                if (started || isShutdown() == false) {
+                if (whileRunning || isShutdown() == false) {
                     throw ex;
                 }
                 // if we hit an ISE here we have been shutting down
@@ -219,13 +220,14 @@ public class EsThreadPoolExecutor extends ThreadPoolExecutor {
 
         @Override
         public void run() {
-            boolean started = false;
+            boolean whileRunning = false;
             try (ThreadContext.StoredContext ingore = contextHolder.stashContext()){
                 ctx.restore();
-                started = true;
+                whileRunning = true;
                 in.run();
+                whileRunning = false;
             } catch (IllegalStateException ex) {
-                if (started || isShutdown() == false) {
+                if (whileRunning || isShutdown() == false) {
                     throw ex;
                 }
                 // if we hit an ISE here we have been shutting down
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/threadpool/UpdateThreadPoolSettingsTests.java b/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/threadpool/UpdateThreadPoolSettingsTests.java
index 2fe11b5875c..06e20fd31f1 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/threadpool/UpdateThreadPoolSettingsTests.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/threadpool/UpdateThreadPoolSettingsTests.java
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ public class UpdateThreadPoolSettingsTests extends ESTestCase {
         try {
             Settings nodeSettings = Settings.settingsBuilder()
                     .put("threadpool." + threadPoolName + ".queue_size", 1000)
-                    .put("name", "testCachedExecutorType").build();
+                    .put("name", "testShutdownNowInterrupts").build();
             threadPool = new ThreadPool(nodeSettings);
             ClusterSettings clusterSettings = new ClusterSettings(nodeSettings, ClusterSettings.BUILT_IN_CLUSTER_SETTINGS);
             threadPool.setClusterSettings(clusterSettings);