diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-services-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/service/client/ApiServiceClient.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-services-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/service/client/ApiServiceClient.java
index 34e62b671b..8c2edb50a3 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-services-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/service/client/ApiServiceClient.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-services-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/service/client/ApiServiceClient.java
@@ -171,6 +171,10 @@ private int processResponse(ClientResponse response) {
       LOG.error("Authentication required");
       return EXIT_EXCEPTION_THROWN;
     }
+    if (response.getStatus() == 503) {
+      LOG.error("YARN Service is unavailable or disabled.");
+      return EXIT_EXCEPTION_THROWN;
+    }
     try {
       ServiceStatus ss = response.getEntity(ServiceStatus.class);
       output = ss.getDiagnostics();