diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/indexstatemanagement/step/shrink/WaitForShrinkStep.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/indexstatemanagement/step/shrink/WaitForShrinkStep.kt
index d3095641c..33c7fb111 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/indexstatemanagement/step/shrink/WaitForShrinkStep.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/indexstatemanagement/step/shrink/WaitForShrinkStep.kt
@@ -149,10 +149,10 @@ class WaitForShrinkStep(private val action: ShrinkAction) : ShrinkStep(name, tru
             val response: AcknowledgedResponse = context.client.admin().indices().suspendUntil { aliases(req, it) }
             if (response.isAcknowledged) {
                 logger.info("Aliases switched successfully from [$sourceIndexName] to [$targetIndexName].")
-                return true
+            } else {
+                logger.error("Switching aliases from [$sourceIndexName] to [$targetIndexName] failed.")
             }
-            logger.error("Switching aliases from [$sourceIndexName] to [$targetIndexName] failed.")
-            return false
+            response.isAcknowledged
         } catch (e: Exception) {
             logger.error("Switching aliases from [$sourceIndexName] to [$targetIndexName] failed due to exception.", e)
             false