diff --git a/hudi-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/common/table/view/AbstractTableFileSystemView.java b/hudi-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/common/table/view/AbstractTableFileSystemView.java
index d946cff95eb53..a626c1b5eba13 100644
--- a/hudi-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/common/table/view/AbstractTableFileSystemView.java
+++ b/hudi-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/common/table/view/AbstractTableFileSystemView.java
@@ -336,9 +336,11 @@ protected FileStatus[] listPartition(Path partitionPath) throws IOException {
       if (!metaClient.getFs().exists(partitionPath)) {
         metaClient.getFs().mkdirs(partitionPath);
         return new FileStatus[0];
+      } else {
+        // in case the partition path was created by another caller
+        return metaClient.getFs().listStatus(partitionPath);
       }
     }
-    throw new HoodieIOException(String.format("Failed to list partition path: %s", partitionPath));
   }
 
   /**