diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/replication/message/StartupTaskResponseMessage.java b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/replication/message/StartupTaskResponseMessage.java
index 1611507..9125857 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/replication/message/StartupTaskResponseMessage.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/replication/message/StartupTaskResponseMessage.java
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
             try {
                 broker.sendMessageToCC(result);
             } catch (Exception e) {
+                success = false;
                 LOGGER.log(Level.SEVERE, "Failed sending message to cc", e);
             }
         } finally {