diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-slider/hadoop-yarn-slider-core/src/main/java/org/apache/slider/client/SliderClient.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-slider/hadoop-yarn-slider-core/src/main/java/org/apache/slider/client/SliderClient.java
index 032eb6e7a1..e84809ae72 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-slider/hadoop-yarn-slider-core/src/main/java/org/apache/slider/client/SliderClient.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-slider/hadoop-yarn-slider-core/src/main/java/org/apache/slider/client/SliderClient.java
@@ -3519,7 +3519,8 @@ private SliderClusterProtocol bondToCluster(String clustername) throws
     if (clustername == null) {
       throw unknownClusterException("(undefined)");
     }
-    ApplicationReport instance = findInstance(clustername);
+    ApplicationReport instance = findInstance(clustername,
+        SliderUtils.getAllLiveAppStates());
     if (null == instance) {
       throw unknownClusterException(clustername);
     }