diff --git a/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/async/HoodieAsyncService.java b/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/async/HoodieAsyncService.java
index f57484d88..85e008199 100644
--- a/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/async/HoodieAsyncService.java
+++ b/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/async/HoodieAsyncService.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.BlockingQueue;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
 import java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.concurrent.locks.Condition;
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ public abstract class HoodieAsyncService implements Serializable {
     future = res.getKey();
     executor = res.getValue();
     started = true;
-    shutdownCallback(onShutdownCallback);
+    monitorThreads(onShutdownCallback);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -140,15 +141,34 @@ public abstract class HoodieAsyncService implements Serializable {
   protected abstract Pair<CompletableFuture, ExecutorService> startService();
 
   /**
-   * Add shutdown callback for the completable future.
+   * A monitor thread is started which would trigger a callback if the service is shutdown.
    * 
-   * @param callback The callback
+   * @param onShutdownCallback
    */
-  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-  private void shutdownCallback(Function<Boolean, Boolean> callback) {
-    future.whenComplete((resp, error) -> {
-      if (null != callback) {
-        callback.apply(null != error);
+  private void monitorThreads(Function<Boolean, Boolean> onShutdownCallback) {
+    LOG.info("Submitting monitor thread !!");
+    Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor(r -> {
+      Thread t = new Thread(r, "Monitor Thread");
+      t.setDaemon(isRunInDaemonMode());
+      return t;
+    }).submit(() -> {
+      boolean error = false;
+      try {
+        LOG.info("Monitoring thread(s) !!");
+        future.get();
+      } catch (ExecutionException ex) {
+        LOG.error("Monitor noticed one or more threads failed. Requesting graceful shutdown of other threads", ex);
+        error = true;
+      } catch (InterruptedException ie) {
+        LOG.error("Got interrupted Monitoring threads", ie);
+        error = true;
+      } finally {
+        // Mark as shutdown
+        shutdown = true;
+        if (null != onShutdownCallback) {
+          onShutdownCallback.apply(error);
+        }
+        shutdown(false);
       }
     });
   }
diff --git a/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/client/AbstractHoodieWriteClient.java b/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/client/AbstractHoodieWriteClient.java
index 286e3adbb..3fe28c64b 100644
--- a/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/client/AbstractHoodieWriteClient.java
+++ b/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/client/AbstractHoodieWriteClient.java
@@ -425,11 +425,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractHoodieWriteClient<T extends HoodieRecordPayload, I
       HoodieTableMetaClient metaClient) {
     setOperationType(writeOperationType);
     this.lastCompletedTxnAndMetadata = TransactionUtils.getLastCompletedTxnInstantAndMetadata(metaClient);
-    if (null == this.asyncCleanerService) {
-      this.asyncCleanerService = AsyncCleanerService.startAsyncCleaningIfEnabled(this);
-    } else {
-      this.asyncCleanerService.start(null);
-    }
+    this.asyncCleanerService = AsyncCleanerService.startAsyncCleaningIfEnabled(this);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/client/AsyncCleanerService.java b/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/client/AsyncCleanerService.java
index a5a38f2cc..2fd4251d2 100644
--- a/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/client/AsyncCleanerService.java
+++ b/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/client/AsyncCleanerService.java
@@ -37,26 +37,28 @@ class AsyncCleanerService extends HoodieAsyncService {
   private static final Logger LOG = LogManager.getLogger(AsyncCleanerService.class);
 
   private final AbstractHoodieWriteClient writeClient;
+  private final String cleanInstantTime;
   private final transient ExecutorService executor = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor();
 
-  protected AsyncCleanerService(AbstractHoodieWriteClient writeClient) {
+  protected AsyncCleanerService(AbstractHoodieWriteClient writeClient, String cleanInstantTime) {
     this.writeClient = writeClient;
+    this.cleanInstantTime = cleanInstantTime;
   }
 
   @Override
   protected Pair<CompletableFuture, ExecutorService> startService() {
-    String instantTime = HoodieActiveTimeline.createNewInstantTime();
-    LOG.info("Auto cleaning is enabled. Running cleaner async to write operation at instant time " + instantTime);
     return Pair.of(CompletableFuture.supplyAsync(() -> {
-      writeClient.clean(instantTime);
+      writeClient.clean(cleanInstantTime);
       return true;
-    }, executor), executor);
+    }), executor);
   }
 
   public static AsyncCleanerService startAsyncCleaningIfEnabled(AbstractHoodieWriteClient writeClient) {
     AsyncCleanerService asyncCleanerService = null;
     if (writeClient.getConfig().isAutoClean() && writeClient.getConfig().isAsyncClean()) {
-      asyncCleanerService = new AsyncCleanerService(writeClient);
+      String instantTime = HoodieActiveTimeline.createNewInstantTime();
+      LOG.info("Auto cleaning is enabled. Running cleaner async to write operation at instant time " + instantTime);
+      asyncCleanerService = new AsyncCleanerService(writeClient, instantTime);
       asyncCleanerService.start(null);
     } else {
       LOG.info("Async auto cleaning is not enabled. Not running cleaner now");
diff --git a/hudi-client/hudi-flink-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/client/HoodieFlinkWriteClient.java b/hudi-client/hudi-flink-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/client/HoodieFlinkWriteClient.java
index 9a56d6da4..374dd1226 100644
--- a/hudi-client/hudi-flink-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/client/HoodieFlinkWriteClient.java
+++ b/hudi-client/hudi-flink-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/client/HoodieFlinkWriteClient.java
@@ -281,11 +281,7 @@ public class HoodieFlinkWriteClient<T extends HoodieRecordPayload> extends
    * checkpoint finish.
    */
   public void startAsyncCleaning() {
-    if (this.asyncCleanerService == null) {
-      this.asyncCleanerService = AsyncCleanerService.startAsyncCleaningIfEnabled(this);
-    } else {
-      this.asyncCleanerService.start(null);
-    }
+    this.asyncCleanerService = AsyncCleanerService.startAsyncCleaningIfEnabled(this);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/hudi-flink/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/sink/CleanFunction.java b/hudi-flink/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/sink/CleanFunction.java
index bb7900624..77d663004 100644
--- a/hudi-flink/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/sink/CleanFunction.java
+++ b/hudi-flink/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/sink/CleanFunction.java
@@ -98,11 +98,4 @@ public class CleanFunction<T> extends AbstractRichFunction
   public void initializeState(FunctionInitializationContext context) throws Exception {
     // no operation
   }
-
-  @Override
-  public void close() throws Exception {
-    if (this.writeClient != null) {
-      this.writeClient.close();
-    }
-  }
 }