diff --git a/python/pyspark/streaming/context.py b/python/pyspark/streaming/context.py
index b06ab650370bd823bc1a9a394e21cf25f8bf2442..2c73083c9f9a87d5913f41da5c526302eaedd546 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/streaming/context.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/streaming/context.py
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ class StreamingContext(object):
         if timeout is None:
             self._jssc.awaitTermination()
         else:
-            self._jssc.awaitTermination(int(timeout * 1000))
+            self._jssc.awaitTerminationOrTimeout(int(timeout * 1000))
 
     def awaitTerminationOrTimeout(self, timeout):
         """
diff --git a/streaming/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/StreamingContextSuite.scala b/streaming/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/StreamingContextSuite.scala
index 2aa5e0876b6e022d68cb30e0dbbdb3ffb0cfa845..6a7cd97aa32229fae328619ca7b2bac2fe94467f 100644
--- a/streaming/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/StreamingContextSuite.scala
+++ b/streaming/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/StreamingContextSuite.scala
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ class StreamingContextSuite extends FunSuite with BeforeAndAfter with Timeouts w
         logInfo("Count = " + count + ", Running count = " + runningCount)
       }
       ssc.start()
-      ssc.awaitTermination(500)
+      ssc.awaitTerminationOrTimeout(500)
       ssc.stop(stopSparkContext = false, stopGracefully = true)
       logInfo("Running count = " + runningCount)
       logInfo("TestReceiver.counter = " + TestReceiver.counter.get())
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class StreamingContextSuite extends FunSuite with BeforeAndAfter with Timeouts w
       logInfo("Count = " + count + ", Running count = " + runningCount)
     }
     ssc.start()
-    ssc.awaitTermination(500)
+    ssc.awaitTerminationOrTimeout(500)
     ssc.stop(stopSparkContext = false, stopGracefully = true)
     logInfo("Running count = " + runningCount)
     assert(runningCount > 0)
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ class StreamingContextSuite extends FunSuite with BeforeAndAfter with Timeouts w
 
     // test whether awaitTermination() exits after give amount of time
     failAfter(1000 millis) {
-      ssc.awaitTermination(500)
+      ssc.awaitTerminationOrTimeout(500)
     }
 
     // test whether awaitTermination() does not exit if not time is given
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ class StreamingContextSuite extends FunSuite with BeforeAndAfter with Timeouts w
 
     val exception = intercept[Exception] {
       ssc.start()
-      ssc.awaitTermination(5000)
+      ssc.awaitTerminationOrTimeout(5000)
     }
     assert(exception.getMessage.contains("map task"), "Expected exception not thrown")
   }
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ class StreamingContextSuite extends FunSuite with BeforeAndAfter with Timeouts w
     inputStream.transform { rdd => throw new TestException("error in transform"); rdd }.register()
     val exception = intercept[TestException] {
       ssc.start()
-      ssc.awaitTermination(5000)
+      ssc.awaitTerminationOrTimeout(5000)
     }
     assert(exception.getMessage.contains("transform"), "Expected exception not thrown")
   }
diff --git a/streaming/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/TestSuiteBase.scala b/streaming/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/TestSuiteBase.scala
index c2375ff65edac6a8450f5b5d12e4c7e9e3cf7f57..3565d621e8a6cffc357657192d578c167b899e93 100644
--- a/streaming/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/TestSuiteBase.scala
+++ b/streaming/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/TestSuiteBase.scala
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ trait TestSuiteBase extends FunSuite with BeforeAndAfter with Logging {
       val startTime = System.currentTimeMillis()
       while (output.size < numExpectedOutput && System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime < maxWaitTimeMillis) {
         logInfo("output.size = " + output.size + ", numExpectedOutput = " + numExpectedOutput)
-        ssc.awaitTermination(50)
+        ssc.awaitTerminationOrTimeout(50)
       }
       val timeTaken = System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime
       logInfo("Output generated in " + timeTaken + " milliseconds")