diff --git a/hudi-cli/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/cli/commands/RepairsCommand.java b/hudi-cli/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/cli/commands/RepairsCommand.java
index 0af9ff2e9..7b859c203 100644
--- a/hudi-cli/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/cli/commands/RepairsCommand.java
+++ b/hudi-cli/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/cli/commands/RepairsCommand.java
@@ -27,9 +27,11 @@ import org.apache.hudi.common.fs.FSUtils;
 import org.apache.hudi.common.model.HoodiePartitionMetadata;
 import org.apache.hudi.common.table.HoodieTableConfig;
 import org.apache.hudi.common.table.HoodieTableMetaClient;
-import org.apache.hudi.common.table.timeline.HoodieActiveTimeline;
+import org.apache.hudi.common.table.timeline.HoodieTimeline;
 import org.apache.hudi.common.util.CleanerUtils;
+import org.apache.hudi.exception.HoodieIOException;
 
+import org.apache.avro.AvroRuntimeException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.Path;
 import org.apache.hudi.common.util.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
@@ -171,14 +173,21 @@ public class RepairsCommand implements CommandMarker {
   public void removeCorruptedPendingCleanAction() {
 
     HoodieTableMetaClient client = HoodieCLI.getTableMetaClient();
-    HoodieActiveTimeline activeTimeline = HoodieCLI.getTableMetaClient().getActiveTimeline();
-
-    activeTimeline.filterInflightsAndRequested().getInstants().forEach(instant -> {
+    HoodieTimeline cleanerTimeline = HoodieCLI.getTableMetaClient().getActiveTimeline().getCleanerTimeline();
+    LOG.info("Inspecting pending clean metadata in timeline for corrupted files");
+    cleanerTimeline.filterInflightsAndRequested().getInstants().forEach(instant -> {
       try {
         CleanerUtils.getCleanerPlan(client, instant);
-      } catch (IOException e) {
-        LOG.warn("try to remove corrupted instant file: " + instant);
+      } catch (AvroRuntimeException e) {
+        LOG.warn("Corruption found. Trying to remove corrupted clean instant file: " + instant);
         FSUtils.deleteInstantFile(client.getFs(), client.getMetaPath(), instant);
+      } catch (IOException ioe) {
+        if (ioe.getMessage().contains("Not an Avro data file")) {
+          LOG.warn("Corruption found. Trying to remove corrupted clean instant file: " + instant);
+          FSUtils.deleteInstantFile(client.getFs(), client.getMetaPath(), instant);
+        } else {
+          throw new HoodieIOException(ioe.getMessage(), ioe);
+        }
       }
     });
   }
diff --git a/hudi-cli/src/test/java/org/apache/hudi/cli/commands/TestRepairsCommand.java b/hudi-cli/src/test/java/org/apache/hudi/cli/commands/TestRepairsCommand.java
index 9fd44b424..452e24969 100644
--- a/hudi-cli/src/test/java/org/apache/hudi/cli/commands/TestRepairsCommand.java
+++ b/hudi-cli/src/test/java/org/apache/hudi/cli/commands/TestRepairsCommand.java
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ public class TestRepairsCommand extends AbstractShellIntegrationTest {
     // Create four requested files
     for (int i = 100; i < 104; i++) {
       String timestamp = String.valueOf(i);
-      // Write corrupted requested Compaction
-      HoodieTestCommitMetadataGenerator.createCompactionRequestedFile(tablePath, timestamp, conf);
+      // Write corrupted requested Clean File
+      HoodieTestCommitMetadataGenerator.createEmptyCleanRequestedFile(tablePath, timestamp, conf);
     }
 
     // reload meta client
diff --git a/hudi-client/src/test/java/org/apache/hudi/common/HoodieTestDataGenerator.java b/hudi-client/src/test/java/org/apache/hudi/common/HoodieTestDataGenerator.java
index 65b567c77..9a55ade08 100644
--- a/hudi-client/src/test/java/org/apache/hudi/common/HoodieTestDataGenerator.java
+++ b/hudi-client/src/test/java/org/apache/hudi/common/HoodieTestDataGenerator.java
@@ -315,12 +315,23 @@ public class HoodieTestDataGenerator {
         });
   }
 
+  public static void createEmptyCleanRequestedFile(String basePath, String instantTime, Configuration configuration)
+      throws IOException {
+    Path commitFile = new Path(basePath + "/" + HoodieTableMetaClient.METAFOLDER_NAME + "/"
+        + HoodieTimeline.makeRequestedCleanerFileName(instantTime));
+    createEmptyFile(basePath, commitFile, configuration);
+  }
+
   public static void createCompactionRequestedFile(String basePath, String instantTime, Configuration configuration)
       throws IOException {
     Path commitFile = new Path(basePath + "/" + HoodieTableMetaClient.METAFOLDER_NAME + "/"
         + HoodieTimeline.makeRequestedCompactionFileName(instantTime));
+    createEmptyFile(basePath, commitFile, configuration);
+  }
+
+  private static void createEmptyFile(String basePath, Path filePath, Configuration configuration) throws IOException {
     FileSystem fs = FSUtils.getFs(basePath, configuration);
-    FSDataOutputStream os = fs.create(commitFile, true);
+    FSDataOutputStream os = fs.create(filePath, true);
     os.close();
   }