diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/blockmanagement/DatanodeAdminManager.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/blockmanagement/DatanodeAdminManager.java
index 5d6b82611b..7d0ba5418d 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/blockmanagement/DatanodeAdminManager.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/blockmanagement/DatanodeAdminManager.java
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ void activate(Configuration conf) {
       throw new RuntimeException("Unable to create the Decommission monitor " +
           "from "+cls, e);
     }
-    executor.scheduleAtFixedRate(monitor, intervalSecs, intervalSecs,
+    executor.scheduleWithFixedDelay(monitor, intervalSecs, intervalSecs,
         TimeUnit.SECONDS);
 
     LOG.debug("Activating DatanodeAdminManager with interval {} seconds, " +