diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/store/remote/filecache/FileCache.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/store/remote/filecache/FileCache.java
index 718f79a74f9d7..b8b1e3c650b1b 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/store/remote/filecache/FileCache.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/store/remote/filecache/FileCache.java
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ public long capacity() {
 
     @Override
     public CachedIndexInput put(Path filePath, CachedIndexInput indexInput) {
+        checkParentBreaker();
         CachedIndexInput cachedIndexInput = theCache.put(filePath, indexInput);
-        checkParentBreaker(filePath);
         return cachedIndexInput;
     }
 
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ public CachedIndexInput compute(
         Path key,
         BiFunction<? super Path, ? super CachedIndexInput, ? extends CachedIndexInput> remappingFunction
     ) {
+        checkParentBreaker();
         CachedIndexInput cachedIndexInput = theCache.compute(key, remappingFunction);
-        checkParentBreaker(key);
         return cachedIndexInput;
     }
 
@@ -201,13 +201,11 @@ public void closeIndexInputReferences() {
 
     /**
      * Ensures that the PARENT breaker is not tripped when an entry is added to the cache
-     * @param filePath the path key for which entry is added
      */
-    private void checkParentBreaker(Path filePath) {
+    private void checkParentBreaker() {
         try {
             circuitBreaker.addEstimateBytesAndMaybeBreak(0, "filecache_entry");
         } catch (CircuitBreakingException ex) {
-            theCache.remove(filePath);
             throw new CircuitBreakingException(
                 "Unable to create file cache entries",
                 ex.getBytesWanted(),
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/index/store/remote/filecache/FileCacheTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/index/store/remote/filecache/FileCacheTests.java
index 643caa85b5862..861b4c009fc87 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/index/store/remote/filecache/FileCacheTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/index/store/remote/filecache/FileCacheTests.java
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ private FileCache createFileCache(long capacity) {
         return FileCacheFactory.createConcurrentLRUFileCache(capacity, CONCURRENCY_LEVEL, new NoopCircuitBreaker(CircuitBreaker.REQUEST));
     }
 
+    private FileCache createFileCache(long capacity, CircuitBreaker circuitBreaker) {
+        return FileCacheFactory.createConcurrentLRUFileCache(capacity, CONCURRENCY_LEVEL, circuitBreaker);
+    }
+
     private FileCache createCircuitBreakingFileCache(long capacity) {
         TestCircuitBreaker testCircuitBreaker = new TestCircuitBreaker();
         testCircuitBreaker.startBreaking();
@@ -200,6 +204,20 @@ public void testComputeThrowCircuitBreakingException() {
         assertNull(fileCache.get(path));
     }
 
+    public void testEntryNotRemovedCircuitBreaker() {
+        TestCircuitBreaker circuitBreaker = new TestCircuitBreaker();
+        FileCache fileCache = createFileCache(MEGA_BYTES, circuitBreaker);
+        Path path = createPath("0");
+        fileCache.put(path, new StubCachedIndexInput(8 * MEGA_BYTES));
+        // put should succeed since circuit breaker hasn't tripped yet
+        assertEquals(fileCache.get(path).length(), 8 * MEGA_BYTES);
+        circuitBreaker.startBreaking();
+        // compute should throw CircuitBreakingException but shouldn't remove entry already present
+        assertThrows(CircuitBreakingException.class, () -> fileCache.compute(path, (p, i) -> new StubCachedIndexInput(2 * MEGA_BYTES)));
+        assertNotNull(fileCache.get(path));
+        assertEquals(fileCache.get(path).length(), 8 * MEGA_BYTES);
+    }
+
     public void testRemove() {
         FileCache fileCache = createFileCache(MEGA_BYTES);
         for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {