diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cluster/metadata/SplitShardsMetadata.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cluster/metadata/SplitShardsMetadata.java
index 396fb2f249daf..cbe07a21f28ac 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cluster/metadata/SplitShardsMetadata.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cluster/metadata/SplitShardsMetadata.java
@@ -372,9 +372,9 @@ public XContentBuilder toXContent(XContentBuilder builder, Params params) throws
         builder.endObject();
 
         builder.startObject(KEY_TEMP_SHARD_ID_TO_CHILD_SHARDS);
-        for (Integer parentShardId : parentToChildShards.keySet()) {
-            builder.startArray(String.valueOf(parentShardId));
-            for (ShardRange childShard : parentToChildShards.get(parentShardId)) {
+        for (Map.Entry<Integer, ShardRange[]> entry : parentToChildShards.entrySet()) {
+            builder.startArray(String.valueOf(entry.getKey()));
+            for (ShardRange childShard : entry.getValue()) {
                 childShard.toXContent(builder, params);
             }
             builder.endArray();