diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/securityanalytics/correlation/JoinEngine.java b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/securityanalytics/correlation/JoinEngine.java
index 03d4a0b73..20cff273a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/securityanalytics/correlation/JoinEngine.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/securityanalytics/correlation/JoinEngine.java
@@ -560,7 +560,6 @@ private void getCorrelatedFindings(String detectorType, Map<String, List<String>
                 if (!correlatedFindings.isEmpty()) {
                      CorrelationRuleScheduler correlationRuleScheduler = new CorrelationRuleScheduler(client, correlationAlertService, notificationService);
                      correlationRuleScheduler.schedule(correlationRules, correlatedFindings, request.getFinding().getId(), indexTimeout, user);
-                     correlationRuleScheduler.shutdown();
                 }
 
                 for (Map.Entry<String, List<String>> autoCorrelation: autoCorrelations.entrySet()) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/securityanalytics/correlation/alert/CorrelationRuleScheduler.java b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/securityanalytics/correlation/alert/CorrelationRuleScheduler.java
index 945407b15..ba42e252b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/securityanalytics/correlation/alert/CorrelationRuleScheduler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/securityanalytics/correlation/alert/CorrelationRuleScheduler.java
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
-import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
 
 public class CorrelationRuleScheduler {
 
@@ -31,13 +29,11 @@ public class CorrelationRuleScheduler {
     private final Client client;
     private final CorrelationAlertService correlationAlertService;
     private final NotificationService notificationService;
-    private final ExecutorService executorService;
 
     public CorrelationRuleScheduler(Client client, CorrelationAlertService correlationAlertService, NotificationService notificationService) {
         this.client = client;
         this.correlationAlertService = correlationAlertService;
         this.notificationService = notificationService;
-        this.executorService = Executors.newCachedThreadPool();
     }
 
     public void schedule(List<CorrelationRule> correlationRules, Map<String, List<String>> correlatedFindings, String sourceFinding, TimeValue indexTimeout, User user) {
@@ -56,15 +52,11 @@ public void schedule(List<CorrelationRule> correlationRules, Map<String, List<St
         }
     }
 
-    public void shutdown() {
-        executorService.shutdown();
-    }
-
     private void scheduleRule(CorrelationRule correlationRule, List<String> findingIds, TimeValue indexTimeout, String sourceFindingId, User user) {
         long startTime = Instant.now().toEpochMilli();
         long endTime = startTime + correlationRule.getCorrTimeWindow();
         RuleTask ruleTask = new RuleTask(correlationRule, findingIds, startTime, endTime, correlationAlertService, notificationService, indexTimeout, sourceFindingId, user);
-        executorService.submit(ruleTask);
+        ruleTask.run();
     }
 
     private class RuleTask implements Runnable {