diff --git a/exporters/sender/okhttp/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/exporter/sender/okhttp/internal/OkHttpGrpcSender.java b/exporters/sender/okhttp/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/exporter/sender/okhttp/internal/OkHttpGrpcSender.java
index b8c7bc13992..d28ea9fd06e 100644
--- a/exporters/sender/okhttp/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/exporter/sender/okhttp/internal/OkHttpGrpcSender.java
+++ b/exporters/sender/okhttp/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/exporter/sender/okhttp/internal/OkHttpGrpcSender.java
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ private static String grpcMessage(Response response) {
   public CompletableResultCode shutdown() {
     client.dispatcher().cancelAll();
     if (managedExecutor) {
-      client.dispatcher().executorService().shutdownNow();
+      client.dispatcher().executorService().shutdown();
     }
     client.connectionPool().evictAll();
     return CompletableResultCode.ofSuccess();