diff --git a/apps/workflow/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/workflow/impl/WorkFlowEngine.java b/apps/workflow/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/workflow/impl/WorkFlowEngine.java
index 15cd8cd..e4d545d 100644
--- a/apps/workflow/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/workflow/impl/WorkFlowEngine.java
+++ b/apps/workflow/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/workflow/impl/WorkFlowEngine.java
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@
                 log.info("sleep {}", i);
                 Thread.sleep(10L * (i + 1));
             } catch (InterruptedException e) {
-                e.printStackTrace();
+                Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
             }
         }
     }