diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/deletion/task/DockerContainerDeletionTask.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/deletion/task/DockerContainerDeletionTask.java
index 9de365a128c83..574af12aabb4b 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/deletion/task/DockerContainerDeletionTask.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/deletion/task/DockerContainerDeletionTask.java
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ public void run() {
     LinuxContainerExecutor exec = ((LinuxContainerExecutor)
         getDeletionService().getContainerExecutor());
     exec.removeDockerContainer(containerId);
+    deletionTaskFinished();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -86,4 +87,4 @@ public DeletionServiceDeleteTaskProto convertDeletionTaskToProto() {
     }
     return builder.build();
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}