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@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@
public class RegionStates {
             LOG.info("Found region in " + state +
               " to be reassigned by ServerCrashProcedure for " + sn);
             rits.add(hri);
-          } else if (isOneOfStates(state, State.SPLITTING_NEW)) {
+          } else if (isOneOfStates(state, State.SPLITTING_NEW, State.MERGING_NEW)) {
             regionsToCleanIfNoMetaEntry.add(state.getRegion());
           } else {
             LOG.warn("THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN: unexpected " + state);
