diff --git a/ambry-server/src/main/java/com.github.ambry.server/AmbryServer.java b/ambry-server/src/main/java/com.github.ambry.server/AmbryServer.java
index 547873532f..32a6eb451a 100644
--- a/ambry-server/src/main/java/com.github.ambry.server/AmbryServer.java
+++ b/ambry-server/src/main/java/com.github.ambry.server/AmbryServer.java
@@ -221,12 +221,12 @@ public void shutdown() {
       if (statsManager != null) {
         statsManager.shutdown();
       }
-      if (requestHandlerPool != null) {
-        requestHandlerPool.shutdown();
-      }
       if (networkServer != null) {
         networkServer.shutdown();
       }
+      if (requestHandlerPool != null) {
+        requestHandlerPool.shutdown();
+      }
       if (replicationManager != null) {
         replicationManager.shutdown();
       }