Index: src/contrib/hbase/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HMaster.java =================================================================== --- src/contrib/hbase/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HMaster.java (revision 617751) +++ src/contrib/hbase/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HMaster.java (working copy) @@ -2103,7 +2103,7 @@ for (ToDoEntry e: toDoList) { if (e.deleteRegion) { HRegion.removeRegionFromMETA(server, regionName, e.row); - } else { + } else if (e.regionOffline) { HRegion.offlineRegionInMETA(server, regionName, e.info); } }