Index: src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/HBaseFsck.java =================================================================== --- src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/HBaseFsck.java (revision 1339455) +++ src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/HBaseFsck.java (working copy) @@ -383,11 +383,13 @@ // turn the balancer off boolean oldBalancer = admin.balanceSwitch(false); + try { + onlineConsistencyRepair(); + } + finally { + admin.balanceSwitch(oldBalancer); + } - onlineConsistencyRepair(); - - admin.balanceSwitch(oldBalancer); - // Print table summary printTableSummary(tablesInfo); return errors.summarize();