diff --git a/resource-managers/yarn/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/yarn/ApplicationMaster.scala b/resource-managers/yarn/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/yarn/ApplicationMaster.scala
index 9c9f6f3bc313a..79b766eddf1b7 100644
--- a/resource-managers/yarn/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/yarn/ApplicationMaster.scala
+++ b/resource-managers/yarn/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/yarn/ApplicationMaster.scala
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ private[spark] class ApplicationMaster(
    */
   final def getDefaultFinalStatus(): FinalApplicationStatus = {
     if (isClusterMode) {
-      FinalApplicationStatus.FAILED
+      FinalApplicationStatus.SUCCEEDED
     } else {
       FinalApplicationStatus.UNDEFINED
     }