diff --git a/hadoop-hdds/container-service/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/container/common/transport/server/XceiverServerGrpc.java b/hadoop-hdds/container-service/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/container/common/transport/server/XceiverServerGrpc.java
index a83bbfb96e6b..c1fc95079221 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdds/container-service/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/container/common/transport/server/XceiverServerGrpc.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdds/container-service/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/container/common/transport/server/XceiverServerGrpc.java
@@ -195,11 +195,11 @@ public void start() throws IOException {
   public void stop() {
     if (isStarted) {
       try {
-        eventLoopGroup.shutdownGracefully().sync();
         readExecutors.shutdown();
         readExecutors.awaitTermination(5L, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
         server.shutdown();
         server.awaitTermination(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+        eventLoopGroup.shutdownGracefully().sync();
       } catch (InterruptedException e) {
         LOG.error("failed to shutdown XceiverServerGrpc", e);
         Thread.currentThread().interrupt();