diff --git a/hadoop-hdds/common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/pipeline/Pipeline.java b/hadoop-hdds/common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/pipeline/Pipeline.java
index e198cae9373a..de0c1e932ccd 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdds/common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/pipeline/Pipeline.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdds/common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/pipeline/Pipeline.java
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ public boolean equals(Object o) {
     return new EqualsBuilder()
         .append(id, that.id)
         .append(replicationConfig, that.replicationConfig)
-        .append(getNodes(), that.getNodes())
+        .append(nodeStatus.keySet(), that.nodeStatus.keySet())
         .isEquals();
   }