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@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
package org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master;
 import java.io.DataInput;
 import java.io.DataOutput;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.EOFException;
 import java.net.ConnectException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
@@ -1106,6 +1107,10 @@
public class AssignmentManager extends ZooKeeperListener {
       LOG.info("Server " + server + " returned " + e.getMessage() + " for " +
         region.getEncodedName());
       // Presume retry or server will expire.
+    } catch (EOFException e) {
+      LOG.info("Server " + server + " returned " + e.getMessage() + " for " +
+        region.getEncodedName());
+      // Presume retry or server will expire.
     } catch (RemoteException re) {
       IOException ioe = re.unwrapRemoteException();
       if (ioe instanceof NotServingRegionException) {
