diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/IndicesService.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/IndicesService.java
index adcc70d741b3d..cacc95115d3ab 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/IndicesService.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/IndicesService.java
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 import org.elasticsearch.common.util.BigArrays;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent.AbstractRefCounted;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent.EsExecutors;
+import org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent.EsRejectedExecutionException;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.util.iterable.Iterables;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.LoggingDeprecationHandler;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.NamedXContentRegistry;
@@ -1225,7 +1226,13 @@ public void run() {
             }
             // Reschedule itself to run again if not closed
             if (closed.get() == false) {
-                threadPool.schedule(this, interval, ThreadPool.Names.SAME);
+                try {
+                    threadPool.schedule(this, interval, ThreadPool.Names.SAME);
+                } catch (EsRejectedExecutionException e) {
+                    if (closed.get() == false) {
+                        throw e;
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }