diff --git a/yarn/bin/README b/yarn/bin/README
deleted file mode 100644
index d13bcb6ca..000000000
--- a/yarn/bin/README
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-foler used to hold generated class files
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/yarn/src/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/rabit/Client.java b/yarn/src/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/rabit/Client.java
index 423e11dd3..a5fbff17b 100644
--- a/yarn/src/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/rabit/Client.java
+++ b/yarn/src/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/rabit/Client.java
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public class Client {
      */
     private Client() throws IOException {
         conf.addResource(new Path(System.getenv("HADOOP_CONF_DIR") +"/core-site.xml"));
+        conf.addResource(new Path(System.getenv("HADOOP_CONF_DIR") +"/hdfs-site.xml"));
         dfs = FileSystem.get(conf);
     }
     
@@ -169,7 +170,6 @@ public class Client {
         }
         this.initArgs(args);
         // Create yarnClient
-        YarnConfiguration conf = new YarnConfiguration();
         YarnClient yarnClient = YarnClient.createYarnClient();
         yarnClient.init(conf);
         yarnClient.start();