diff --git a/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/io/HoodieAppendHandle.java b/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/io/HoodieAppendHandle.java
index 8ee4b46d4..64de06651 100644
--- a/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/io/HoodieAppendHandle.java
+++ b/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/io/HoodieAppendHandle.java
@@ -389,6 +389,7 @@ public class HoodieAppendHandle<T extends HoodieRecordPayload, I, K, O> extends
       recordItr = null;
       if (writer != null) {
         writer.close();
+        writer = null;
 
         // update final size, once for all log files
         for (WriteStatus status: statuses) {