diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/indices/replication/SegmentReplicationSourceHandler.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/indices/replication/SegmentReplicationSourceHandler.java
index 9aa16dc40ab06..bbe4a4c25d80d 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/indices/replication/SegmentReplicationSourceHandler.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/indices/replication/SegmentReplicationSourceHandler.java
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ public synchronized void sendFiles(GetSegmentFilesRequest request, ActionListene
                     timer.time()
                 );
             };
-
+            cancellableThreads.checkForCancel();
             final IndexShardRoutingTable routingTable = shard.getReplicationGroup().getRoutingTable();
             ShardRouting targetShardRouting = routingTable.getByAllocationId(request.getTargetAllocationId());
             if (targetShardRouting == null) {