diff --git a/kyuubi-server/src/main/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/engine/KubernetesApplicationOperation.scala b/kyuubi-server/src/main/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/engine/KubernetesApplicationOperation.scala
index 5781a036aa8..922dd9a1597 100644
--- a/kyuubi-server/src/main/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/engine/KubernetesApplicationOperation.scala
+++ b/kyuubi-server/src/main/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/engine/KubernetesApplicationOperation.scala
@@ -241,15 +241,15 @@ class KubernetesApplicationOperation extends ApplicationOperation with Logging {
     }
     enginePodInformers.clear()
 
-    kubernetesClients.asScala.foreach { case (_, client) =>
-      Utils.tryLogNonFatalError(client.close())
-    }
-    kubernetesClients.clear()
-
     if (cleanupTerminatedAppInfoTrigger != null) {
       cleanupTerminatedAppInfoTrigger.cleanUp()
       cleanupTerminatedAppInfoTrigger = null
     }
+
+    kubernetesClients.asScala.foreach { case (_, client) =>
+      Utils.tryLogNonFatalError(client.close())
+    }
+    kubernetesClients.clear()
   }
 
   private class SparkEnginePodEventHandler(kubernetesInfo: KubernetesInfo)