diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 325f82e7..6ed0afcf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <artifactId>amazon-kinesis-client</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Amazon Kinesis Client Library for Java</name>
-  <version>1.13.2</version>
+  <version>1.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <description>The Amazon Kinesis Client Library for Java enables Java developers to easily consume and process data
     from Amazon Kinesis.
   </description>
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   </licenses>
 
   <properties>
-    <aws-java-sdk.version>1.11.655</aws-java-sdk.version>
+    <aws-java-sdk.version>1.11.728</aws-java-sdk.version>
     <sqlite4java.version>1.0.392</sqlite4java.version>
     <sqlite4java.native>libsqlite4java</sqlite4java.native>
     <sqlite4java.libpath>${project.build.directory}/test-lib</sqlite4java.libpath>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/kinesis/clientlibrary/lib/worker/ShardSyncTaskManager.java b/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/kinesis/clientlibrary/lib/worker/ShardSyncTaskManager.java
index da238e4b..76db0c6f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/kinesis/clientlibrary/lib/worker/ShardSyncTaskManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/kinesis/clientlibrary/lib/worker/ShardSyncTaskManager.java
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ import com.amazonaws.services.kinesis.metrics.interfaces.IMetricsFactory;
                             cleanupLeasesUponShardCompletion, ignoreUnexpectedChildShards, shardSyncIdleTimeMillis,
                             shardSyncer, latestShards), metricsFactory);
             future = CompletableFuture.supplyAsync(() -> currentTask.call(), executorService)
-                    .whenComplete((taskResult, exception) -> handlePendingShardSyncs(latestShards, exception));
+                    .whenComplete((taskResult, exception) -> handlePendingShardSyncs(exception, taskResult));
             if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
                 LOG.debug("Submitted new " + currentTask.getTaskType() + " task.");
             }
@@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ import com.amazonaws.services.kinesis.metrics.interfaces.IMetricsFactory;
         return submittedTaskFuture;
     }
 
-    private void handlePendingShardSyncs(List<Shard> latestShards, Throwable exception) {
-        if (exception != null) {
-            LOG.error("Caught exception running " + currentTask.getTaskType() + " task: ", exception);
+    private void handlePendingShardSyncs(Throwable exception, TaskResult taskResult) {
+        if (exception != null || taskResult.getException() != null) {
+            LOG.error("Caught exception running " + currentTask.getTaskType() + " task: ", exception != null ? exception : taskResult.getException());
         }
         // Acquire lock here. If shardSyncRequestPending is false in this completionStage and
         // syncShardAndLeaseInfo is invoked, before completion stage exits (future completes)
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ import com.amazonaws.services.kinesis.metrics.interfaces.IMetricsFactory;
                 // reset future to null, so next call creates a new one
                 // without trying to get results from the old future.
                 future = null;
-                checkAndSubmitNextTask(latestShards);
+                checkAndSubmitNextTask(null);
             }
         } finally {
             lock.unlock();