diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/nc/IndexCheckpointManager.java b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/nc/IndexCheckpointManager.java
index d3ef028..a012f1e 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/nc/IndexCheckpointManager.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/nc/IndexCheckpointManager.java
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@
                 }
                 // ensure it was written correctly by reading it
                 read(checkpointPath);
+                return;
             } catch (IOException e) {
                 if (i == MAX_CHECKPOINT_WRITE_ATTEMPTS) {
                     throw HyracksDataException.create(e);