diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/ClientRMService.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/ClientRMService.java
index 0c87ede777..48bccfb16a 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/ClientRMService.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/ClientRMService.java
@@ -1228,7 +1228,8 @@ public MoveApplicationAcrossQueuesResponse moveApplicationAcrossQueues(
     }
 
     try {
-      this.rmAppManager.moveApplicationAcrossQueue(applicationId,
+      this.rmAppManager.moveApplicationAcrossQueue(
+          application.getApplicationId(),
           request.getTargetQueue());
     } catch (YarnException ex) {
       RMAuditLogger.logFailure(callerUGI.getShortUserName(),
@@ -1662,7 +1663,8 @@ public UpdateApplicationPriorityResponse updateApplicationPriority(
     }
 
     try {
-      rmAppManager.updateApplicationPriority(callerUGI, applicationId,
+      rmAppManager.updateApplicationPriority(callerUGI,
+          application.getApplicationId(),
           newAppPriority);
     } catch (YarnException ex) {
       RMAuditLogger.logFailure(callerUGI.getShortUserName(),
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/RMAppManager.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/RMAppManager.java
index cc796e3f64..e211867f85 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/RMAppManager.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/RMAppManager.java
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.rmapp.RMAppImpl;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.rmapp.RMAppMetrics;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.rmapp.RMAppRecoverEvent;
-import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.rmapp.RMAppState;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.rmapp.attempt.RMAppAttempt;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.rmapp.attempt.RMAppAttemptImpl;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.scheduler.SchedulerUtils;
@@ -612,7 +611,7 @@ public void updateApplicationPriority(UserGroupInformation callerUGI,
     RMApp app = this.rmContext.getRMApps().get(applicationId);
 
     synchronized (applicationId) {
-      if (app.isAppInCompletedStates()) {
+      if (app == null || app.isAppInCompletedStates()) {
         return;
       }
 
@@ -658,7 +657,7 @@ public void moveApplicationAcrossQueue(ApplicationId applicationId, String targe
     // 2. Update this information to state-store
     // 3. Perform real move operation and update in-memory data structures.
     synchronized (applicationId) {
-      if (app.isAppInCompletedStates()) {
+      if (app == null || app.isAppInCompletedStates()) {
         return;
       }