diff --git a/hadoop-hdds/container-service/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/container/diskbalancer/DiskBalancerConfiguration.java b/hadoop-hdds/container-service/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/container/diskbalancer/DiskBalancerConfiguration.java
index c2843730cd57..2902d6962eca 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdds/container-service/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/container/diskbalancer/DiskBalancerConfiguration.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdds/container-service/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/container/diskbalancer/DiskBalancerConfiguration.java
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ private static Set<State> parseMovableContainerStates(String raw) {
                 + "Valid names are: " + Arrays.toString(State.values()),
             ex);
       }
-      if (HddsUtils.isOpenToWriteState(state) || state == State.DELETED) {
+      if (HddsUtils.isOpenToWriteState(state) || state == State.CLOSING || state == State.DELETED) {
         throw new IllegalArgumentException("State " + name + " is not movable.");
       }
       states.add(State.valueOf(name));
diff --git a/hadoop-hdds/container-service/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/container/diskbalancer/TestDiskBalancerService.java b/hadoop-hdds/container-service/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/container/diskbalancer/TestDiskBalancerService.java
index dfe36493e5e2..425733cb9e27 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdds/container-service/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/container/diskbalancer/TestDiskBalancerService.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdds/container-service/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/container/diskbalancer/TestDiskBalancerService.java
@@ -520,8 +520,8 @@ private static Stream<Arguments> movableContainerStatesCases() {
             new HashSet<>(Arrays.asList(State.CLOSED, State.QUASI_CLOSED)), null),
         Arguments.of("  QUASI_CLOSED  ", true,
             new HashSet<>(Arrays.asList(State.QUASI_CLOSED)), null),
-        Arguments.of("CLOSING,CLOSED", true,
-            new HashSet<>(Arrays.asList(State.CLOSING, State.CLOSED)), null),
+        Arguments.of("CLOSING,CLOSED", false, new HashSet<>(Arrays.
+                asList(State.CLOSING, State.CLOSED)), "State CLOSING is not movable"),
         Arguments.of("  QUASI_CLOSED,CLOSED ", true,
             new HashSet<>(Arrays.asList(State.CLOSED, State.QUASI_CLOSED)), null),
         Arguments.of("  QUASI_CLOSED , CLOSED ", true,