Index: src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/ActiveMasterManager.java =================================================================== --- src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/ActiveMasterManager.java (revision 1343856) +++ src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/ActiveMasterManager.java (working copy) @@ -210,7 +210,8 @@ return cleanSetOfActiveMaster; } // Try to become active master again now that there is no active master - blockUntilBecomingActiveMaster(startupStatus,clusterStatusTracker); + cleanSetOfActiveMaster = blockUntilBecomingActiveMaster(startupStatus, + clusterStatusTracker); } return cleanSetOfActiveMaster; }