diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/indexstatemanagement/step/shrink/WaitForShrinkStep.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/indexstatemanagement/step/shrink/WaitForShrinkStep.kt
index c150a5a66..d3095641c 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/indexstatemanagement/step/shrink/WaitForShrinkStep.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/indexstatemanagement/step/shrink/WaitForShrinkStep.kt
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class WaitForShrinkStep(private val action: ShrinkAction) : ShrinkStep(name, tru
         sourceIndexAliases
             .filterNot { targetIndexAliasesNames.contains(it.alias) }
             .map {
-                AliasActions(IndicesAliasesRequest.AliasActions.Type.ADD)
+                AliasActions(AliasActions.Type.ADD)
                     .index(targetIndexName)
                     .alias(it.alias)
                     .filter(it.filter?.string())
@@ -145,15 +145,18 @@ class WaitForShrinkStep(private val action: ShrinkAction) : ShrinkStep(name, tru
             }
             .forEach { req.addAliasAction(it) }
 
-        val aliasesAcked = context.client.admin().indices().suspendUntil { aliases(req, it) }.isAcknowledged
-
-        if (aliasesAcked) {
-            logger.info("Aliases switched successfully from [$sourceIndexName] to [$targetIndexName].")
-        } else {
-            logger.warn("Switching aliases from [$sourceIndexName] to [$targetIndexName] failed.")
+        return try {
+            val response: AcknowledgedResponse = context.client.admin().indices().suspendUntil { aliases(req, it) }
+            if (response.isAcknowledged) {
+                logger.info("Aliases switched successfully from [$sourceIndexName] to [$targetIndexName].")
+                return true
+            }
+            logger.error("Switching aliases from [$sourceIndexName] to [$targetIndexName] failed.")
+            return false
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            logger.error("Switching aliases from [$sourceIndexName] to [$targetIndexName] failed due to exception.", e)
+            false
         }
-
-        return aliasesAcked
     }
 
     override fun getUpdatedManagedIndexMetadata(currentMetadata: ManagedIndexMetaData): ManagedIndexMetaData {