diff --git a/amazon-kinesis-client/src/main/java/software/amazon/kinesis/coordinator/Scheduler.java b/amazon-kinesis-client/src/main/java/software/amazon/kinesis/coordinator/Scheduler.java
index e8138e0b..e0aba9fb 100644
--- a/amazon-kinesis-client/src/main/java/software/amazon/kinesis/coordinator/Scheduler.java
+++ b/amazon-kinesis-client/src/main/java/software/amazon/kinesis/coordinator/Scheduler.java
@@ -371,10 +371,8 @@ public class Scheduler implements Runnable {
                     leaderElectedPeriodicShardSyncManager.start();
                     streamSyncWatch.start();
                     isDone = true;
-                } catch (LeasingException e) {
-                    log.error("Caught exception when initializing LeaseCoordinator", e);
-                    lastException = e;
                 } catch (Exception e) {
+                    log.error("Caught exception when initializing LeaseCoordinator", e);
                     lastException = e;
                 }