diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/active/RecoveryTask.java b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/active/RecoveryTask.java
index 34a54d1..e4e7b36 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/active/RecoveryTask.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/active/RecoveryTask.java
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@
                         if (!cancelRecovery && listener.getState() == ActivityState.TEMPORARILY_FAILED) {
                             listener.setState(ActivityState.RECOVERING);
                             listener.doRecover(metadataProvider);
+                            listener.setRunning(metadataProvider, true);
                         }
                         LOGGER.log(level, "Recovery completed successfully");
                         return null;