diff --git a/yarn/src/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/rabit/ApplicationMaster.java b/yarn/src/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/rabit/ApplicationMaster.java
index 46787ba09..a3b655eb5 100644
--- a/yarn/src/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/rabit/ApplicationMaster.java
+++ b/yarn/src/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/rabit/ApplicationMaster.java
@@ -217,13 +217,9 @@ public class ApplicationMaster {
             success = finishedTasks.size() == numTasks;
             LOG.info("Application completed. Stopping running containers");
             diagnostics = "Diagnostics." + ", num_tasks" + this.numTasks
-                    + ", finished=" + this.finishedTasks.size() + ", failed="
-                    + this.killedTasks.size() + "\n" + this.abortDiagnosis;
-            if (success) {
-              nmClient.stop();
-            } else {
-              throw new Exception("Application not successful" + diagnostics);
-            }
+                + ", finished=" + this.finishedTasks.size() + ", failed="
+                + this.killedTasks.size() + "\n" + this.abortDiagnosis;
+            nmClient.stop();
             LOG.info(diagnostics);
         } catch (Exception e) {
             diagnostics = e.toString();