private LockStatus getLockStatus() { String unLockUri = "http://" + metadata.getHostAndPort() + "/control/lockStatus"; HttpGet httpGet = new HttpGet(unLockUri); try { return objectReader.withType(LockStatus.class).readValue(askWorker(httpGet)); } catch (IOException e) { logger.warn("Error reading worker lock status"); throw Throwables.propagate(e); } }