diff --git a/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/bookie/storage/ldb/KeyValueStorageRocksDB.java b/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/bookie/storage/ldb/KeyValueStorageRocksDB.java
index 4433cb13367..a90fc1a6e65 100644
--- a/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/bookie/storage/ldb/KeyValueStorageRocksDB.java
+++ b/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/bookie/storage/ldb/KeyValueStorageRocksDB.java
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@ public void compact(byte[] firstKey, byte[] lastKey) throws IOException {
     public void compact() throws IOException {
         readLock.lock();
         try {
+            throwIfClosed();
             final long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
             final int oriRocksDBFileCount = db.getLiveFilesMetaData().size();
             final long oriRocksDBSize = getRocksDBSize();
@@ -646,9 +647,10 @@ public long count() throws IOException {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Batch newBatch() {
+    public Batch newBatch() throws IOException {
         readLock.lock();
         try {
+            throwIfClosed();
             return new RocksDBBatch(writeBatchMaxSize);
         } finally {
             readLock.unlock();