diff --git a/src/main/java/com/uber/cadence/internal/common/WorkflowExecutionUtils.java b/src/main/java/com/uber/cadence/internal/common/WorkflowExecutionUtils.java
index 5d9add40c..9cff4deca 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/uber/cadence/internal/common/WorkflowExecutionUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/uber/cadence/internal/common/WorkflowExecutionUtils.java
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ private static CompletableFuture<HistoryEvent> getInstanceCloseEventAsync(
     request.setExecution(workflowExecution);
     request.setHistoryEventFilterType(HistoryEventFilterType.CLOSE_EVENT);
     request.setWaitForNewEvent(true);
+    request.setSkipArchival(true);
     request.setNextPageToken(pageToken);
     CompletableFuture<GetWorkflowExecutionHistoryResponse> response =
         getWorkflowExecutionHistoryAsync(service, request, timeout, unit);