diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/IndexingPressure.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/IndexingPressure.java
index 585a0b7f4571e..f7bd40d009dbf 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/IndexingPressure.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/IndexingPressure.java
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 
 package org.elasticsearch.index;
 
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.lease.Releasable;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Setting;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Settings;
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@
 import org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent.EsRejectedExecutionException;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.stats.IndexingPressureStats;
 
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
 
 public class IndexingPressure {
@@ -33,6 +36,8 @@ public class IndexingPressure {
     public static final Setting<ByteSizeValue> MAX_INDEXING_BYTES =
         Setting.memorySizeSetting("indexing_pressure.memory.limit", "10%", Setting.Property.NodeScope);
 
+    private static final Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(IndexingPressure.class);
+
     private final AtomicLong currentCombinedCoordinatingAndPrimaryBytes = new AtomicLong(0);
     private final AtomicLong currentCoordinatingBytes = new AtomicLong(0);
     private final AtomicLong currentPrimaryBytes = new AtomicLong(0);
@@ -55,6 +60,19 @@ public IndexingPressure(Settings settings) {
         this.replicaLimits = (long) (this.primaryAndCoordinatingLimits * 1.5);
     }
 
+
+    private static Releasable wrapReleasable(Releasable releasable) {
+        final AtomicBoolean called = new AtomicBoolean();
+        return () -> {
+            if (called.compareAndSet(false, true)) {
+                releasable.close();
+            } else {
+                logger.error("IndexingPressure memory is adjusted twice", new IllegalStateException("Releasable is called twice"));
+                assert false : "IndexingPressure is adjusted twice";
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
     public Releasable markCoordinatingOperationStarted(long bytes, boolean forceExecution) {
         long combinedBytes = this.currentCombinedCoordinatingAndPrimaryBytes.addAndGet(bytes);
         long replicaWriteBytes = this.currentReplicaBytes.get();
@@ -74,16 +92,16 @@ public Releasable markCoordinatingOperationStarted(long bytes, boolean forceExec
         currentCoordinatingBytes.getAndAdd(bytes);
         totalCombinedCoordinatingAndPrimaryBytes.getAndAdd(bytes);
         totalCoordinatingBytes.getAndAdd(bytes);
-        return () -> {
+        return wrapReleasable(() -> {
             this.currentCombinedCoordinatingAndPrimaryBytes.getAndAdd(-bytes);
             this.currentCoordinatingBytes.getAndAdd(-bytes);
-        };
+        });
     }
 
     public Releasable markPrimaryOperationLocalToCoordinatingNodeStarted(long bytes) {
         currentPrimaryBytes.getAndAdd(bytes);
         totalPrimaryBytes.getAndAdd(bytes);
-        return () -> this.currentPrimaryBytes.getAndAdd(-bytes);
+        return wrapReleasable(() -> this.currentPrimaryBytes.getAndAdd(-bytes));
     }
 
     public Releasable markPrimaryOperationStarted(long bytes, boolean forceExecution) {
@@ -105,10 +123,10 @@ public Releasable markPrimaryOperationStarted(long bytes, boolean forceExecution
         currentPrimaryBytes.getAndAdd(bytes);
         totalCombinedCoordinatingAndPrimaryBytes.getAndAdd(bytes);
         totalPrimaryBytes.getAndAdd(bytes);
-        return () -> {
+        return wrapReleasable(() -> {
             this.currentCombinedCoordinatingAndPrimaryBytes.getAndAdd(-bytes);
             this.currentPrimaryBytes.getAndAdd(-bytes);
-        };
+        });
     }
 
     public Releasable markReplicaOperationStarted(long bytes, boolean forceExecution) {
@@ -123,7 +141,7 @@ public Releasable markReplicaOperationStarted(long bytes, boolean forceExecution
                 "max_replica_bytes=" + replicaLimits + "]", false);
         }
         totalReplicaBytes.getAndAdd(bytes);
-        return () -> this.currentReplicaBytes.getAndAdd(-bytes);
+        return wrapReleasable(() -> this.currentReplicaBytes.getAndAdd(-bytes));
     }
 
     public long getCurrentCombinedCoordinatingAndPrimaryBytes() {
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/index/IndexingPressureTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/index/IndexingPressureTests.java
index 6cfcc4f329c96..bf38f90fe3ffd 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/index/IndexingPressureTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/index/IndexingPressureTests.java
@@ -126,9 +126,7 @@ public void testReplicaRejections() {
             assertEquals(1, indexingPressure.stats().getReplicaRejections());
             assertEquals(1024 * 14, indexingPressure.stats().getCurrentReplicaBytes());
             forced.close();
-
             replica2.close();
-            forced.close();
         }
 
         assertEquals(1024 * 14, indexingPressure.stats().getTotalReplicaBytes());