diff --git a/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/server/SCMClientProtocolServer.java b/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/server/SCMClientProtocolServer.java
index 77cb1a263491..57aff290267e 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/server/SCMClientProtocolServer.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/server/SCMClientProtocolServer.java
@@ -808,6 +808,7 @@ public void closePipeline(HddsProtos.PipelineID pipelineID)
     } catch (Exception ex) {
       AUDIT.logWriteFailure(buildAuditMessageForFailure(
           SCMAction.CLOSE_PIPELINE, auditMap, ex));
+      throw ex;
     }
   }