diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/engine/Engine.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/engine/Engine.java
index cf83a9808ee56..29865da143338 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/engine/Engine.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/engine/Engine.java
@@ -1256,7 +1256,7 @@ public final void flush() throws EngineException {
     /**
      * Rolls the translog generation and cleans unneeded.
      */
-    public abstract void rollTranslogGeneration() throws EngineException;
+    public abstract void rollTranslogGeneration() throws EngineException, IOException;
 
     /**
      * Triggers a forced merge on this engine
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/engine/NRTReplicationEngine.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/engine/NRTReplicationEngine.java
index 0becd84b11915..19759143f9e76 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/engine/NRTReplicationEngine.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/engine/NRTReplicationEngine.java
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ public boolean shouldRollTranslogGeneration() {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void rollTranslogGeneration() throws EngineException {
+    public void rollTranslogGeneration() throws EngineException, IOException {
         translogManager.rollTranslogGeneration();
     }
 
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/engine/ReadOnlyEngine.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/engine/ReadOnlyEngine.java
index c0ed9294353f5..ebe2bf6d0107a 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/engine/ReadOnlyEngine.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/engine/ReadOnlyEngine.java
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ public boolean shouldRollTranslogGeneration() {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void rollTranslogGeneration() {
+    public void rollTranslogGeneration() throws IOException {
         translogManager.rollTranslogGeneration();
     }