diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/cc/executor/JobExecutor.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/cc/executor/JobExecutor.java
index dee36e9..bdc73d5 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/cc/executor/JobExecutor.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/cc/executor/JobExecutor.java
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@
             throw new HyracksException("No satisfiable location found for " + taskAttempt.getTaskAttemptId());
         }
         if (!liveNodes.contains(nodeId)) {
-            throw new HyracksException("Node " + nodeId + " not live");
+            throw HyracksException.create(ErrorCode.NO_SUCH_NODE, nodeId);
         }
         return nodeId;
     }