diff --git a/paddle/fluid/operators/detail/grpc_server.cc b/paddle/fluid/operators/detail/grpc_server.cc
index b92dc59491955ed319a2c2719244be93869a90c5..be14de9f5ed796f9bd914713d55679fbe16ea01c 100644
--- a/paddle/fluid/operators/detail/grpc_server.cc
+++ b/paddle/fluid/operators/detail/grpc_server.cc
@@ -30,9 +30,13 @@ enum CallStatus { PROCESS = 0, FINISH };
 class RequestBase {
  public:
   explicit RequestBase(GrpcService::AsyncService* service,
-                       ::grpc::ServerCompletionQueue* cq,
+                       ::grpc::ServerCompletionQueue* cq, bool sync_mode,
                        const platform::DeviceContext* dev_ctx)
-      : service_(service), cq_(cq), status_(PROCESS), dev_ctx_(dev_ctx) {
+      : service_(service),
+        cq_(cq),
+        sync_mode_(sync_mode),
+        status_(PROCESS),
+        dev_ctx_(dev_ctx) {
     PADDLE_ENFORCE(cq_);
   }
   virtual ~RequestBase() {}
@@ -49,6 +53,7 @@ class RequestBase {
   ::grpc::ServerContext ctx_;
   GrpcService::AsyncService* service_;
   ::grpc::ServerCompletionQueue* cq_;
+  const bool sync_mode_;
   CallStatus status_;
   const platform::DeviceContext* dev_ctx_;
 };
@@ -56,11 +61,17 @@ class RequestBase {
 class RequestSend final : public RequestBase {
  public:
   explicit RequestSend(GrpcService::AsyncService* service,
-                       ::grpc::ServerCompletionQueue* cq,
+                       ::grpc::ServerCompletionQueue* cq, bool sync_mode,
                        framework::Scope* scope, ReceivedQueue* queue,
                        const platform::DeviceContext* dev_ctx)
-      : RequestBase(service, cq, dev_ctx), queue_(queue), responder_(&ctx_) {
-    request_.reset(new VariableResponse(false, scope, dev_ctx_));
+      : RequestBase(service, cq, sync_mode, dev_ctx),
+        queue_(queue),
+        responder_(&ctx_) {
+    if (sync_mode_) {
+      request_.reset(new VariableResponse(false, scope, dev_ctx_));
+    } else {
+      request_.reset(new VariableResponse(true, scope, dev_ctx_));
+    }
     int method_id = static_cast<int>(detail::GrpcMethod::kSendVariable);
     service_->RequestAsyncUnary(method_id, &ctx_, request_.get(), &responder_,
                                 cq_, cq_, this);
@@ -87,11 +98,11 @@ class RequestSend final : public RequestBase {
 class RequestGet final : public RequestBase {
  public:
   explicit RequestGet(GrpcService::AsyncService* service,
-                      ::grpc::ServerCompletionQueue* cq,
+                      ::grpc::ServerCompletionQueue* cq, bool sync_mode,
                       framework::Scope* scope,
                       const platform::DeviceContext* dev_ctx,
                       SimpleBlockQueue<MessageWithName>* queue)
-      : RequestBase(service, cq, dev_ctx),
+      : RequestBase(service, cq, sync_mode, dev_ctx),
         responder_(&ctx_),
         scope_(scope),
         queue_(queue) {
@@ -134,19 +145,23 @@ class RequestGet final : public RequestBase {
 class RequestPrefetch final : public RequestBase {
  public:
   explicit RequestPrefetch(GrpcService::AsyncService* service,
-                           ::grpc::ServerCompletionQueue* cq,
+                           ::grpc::ServerCompletionQueue* cq, bool sync_mode,
                            framework::Scope* scope,
                            const platform::DeviceContext* dev_ctx,
                            framework::Executor* executor,
                            framework::ProgramDesc* program,
                            framework::ExecutorPrepareContext* prefetch_ctx)
-      : RequestBase(service, cq, dev_ctx),
+      : RequestBase(service, cq, sync_mode, dev_ctx),
         responder_(&ctx_),
         scope_(scope),
         executor_(executor),
         program_(program),
         prefetch_ctx_(prefetch_ctx) {
-    request_.reset(new VariableResponse(false, scope, dev_ctx_));
+    if (sync_mode_) {
+      request_.reset(new VariableResponse(false, scope, dev_ctx_));
+    } else {
+      request_.reset(new VariableResponse(true, scope, dev_ctx_));
+    }
     int method_id = static_cast<int>(detail::GrpcMethod::kPrefetchVariable);
     service_->RequestAsyncUnary(method_id, &ctx_, request_.get(), &responder_,
                                 cq_, cq_, this);
@@ -181,7 +196,6 @@ class RequestPrefetch final : public RequestBase {
   framework::Executor* executor_;
   framework::ProgramDesc* program_;
   framework::ExecutorPrepareContext* prefetch_ctx_;
-  int blkid_;
 };
 
 void AsyncGRPCServer::WaitClientGet(int count) {
@@ -254,8 +268,8 @@ void AsyncGRPCServer::TryToRegisterNewSendOne() {
     VLOG(3) << "shutdown, do not TryToRegisterNewSendOne";
     return;
   }
-  RequestSend* send = new RequestSend(&service_, cq_send_.get(), scope_,
-                                      &var_recv_queue_, dev_ctx_);
+  RequestSend* send = new RequestSend(&service_, cq_send_.get(), sync_mode_,
+                                      scope_, &var_recv_queue_, dev_ctx_);
   VLOG(4) << "Create RequestSend status:" << send->Status();
 }
 
@@ -265,8 +279,8 @@ void AsyncGRPCServer::TryToRegisterNewGetOne() {
     VLOG(3) << "shutdown, do not TryToRegisterNewGetOne";
     return;
   }
-  RequestGet* get = new RequestGet(&service_, cq_get_.get(), scope_, dev_ctx_,
-                                   &var_get_queue_);
+  RequestGet* get = new RequestGet(&service_, cq_get_.get(), sync_mode_, scope_,
+                                   dev_ctx_, &var_get_queue_);
   VLOG(4) << "Create RequestGet status:" << get->Status();
 }
 
@@ -277,8 +291,8 @@ void AsyncGRPCServer::TryToRegisterNewPrefetchOne() {
     return;
   }
   RequestPrefetch* prefetch =
-      new RequestPrefetch(&service_, cq_prefetch_.get(), scope_, dev_ctx_,
-                          executor_, program_, prefetch_ctx_);
+      new RequestPrefetch(&service_, cq_prefetch_.get(), sync_mode_, scope_,
+                          dev_ctx_, executor_, program_, prefetch_ctx_);
 
   VLOG(4) << "Create RequestPrefetch status:" << prefetch->Status();
 }
diff --git a/paddle/fluid/operators/detail/grpc_server.h b/paddle/fluid/operators/detail/grpc_server.h
index 452ff5e967c086340e065a1b6a4b8672c75a4a3d..ae660ef480864ca6172ca1c597a38511066eb3a3 100644
--- a/paddle/fluid/operators/detail/grpc_server.h
+++ b/paddle/fluid/operators/detail/grpc_server.h
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ class RequestBase;
 
 class AsyncGRPCServer final {
  public:
-  explicit AsyncGRPCServer(const std::string &address) : address_(address) {}
+  explicit AsyncGRPCServer(const std::string &address, bool sync_mode)
+      : address_(address), sync_mode_(sync_mode) {}
 
   void RunSyncUpdate();
 
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ class AsyncGRPCServer final {
   std::unique_ptr<::grpc::Server> server_;
 
   std::string address_;
+  const bool sync_mode_;
   framework::Scope *scope_;
   const platform::DeviceContext *dev_ctx_;
 
diff --git a/paddle/fluid/operators/detail/grpc_server_test.cc b/paddle/fluid/operators/detail/grpc_server_test.cc
index c51933718f4ca78e87c77e007c485642000d247d..25b95d608d10d6e456d5f563ce9fbe35d812cb0f 100644
--- a/paddle/fluid/operators/detail/grpc_server_test.cc
+++ b/paddle/fluid/operators/detail/grpc_server_test.cc
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ void InitTensorsOnServer(framework::Scope* scope, platform::CPUPlace* place,
 }
 
 void StartServer(const std::string& endpoint) {
-  rpc_service_.reset(new detail::AsyncGRPCServer(endpoint));
+  rpc_service_.reset(new detail::AsyncGRPCServer(endpoint, true));
   framework::ProgramDesc program;
   framework::Scope scope;
   platform::CPUPlace place;
diff --git a/paddle/fluid/operators/listen_and_serv_op.cc b/paddle/fluid/operators/listen_and_serv_op.cc
index e5e447164f52b9bae149244ec4c1af48dc48e8d6..db8a0cd631b270bf89b49c9d7326e48669a0378c 100644
--- a/paddle/fluid/operators/listen_and_serv_op.cc
+++ b/paddle/fluid/operators/listen_and_serv_op.cc
@@ -278,7 +278,8 @@ void ListenAndServOp::RunImpl(const framework::Scope &scope,
 
   PADDLE_ENFORCE(!rpc_service_);
   std::string endpoint = Attr<std::string>("endpoint");
-  rpc_service_.reset(new detail::AsyncGRPCServer(endpoint));
+
+  rpc_service_.reset(new detail::AsyncGRPCServer(endpoint, sync_mode));
 
   auto *optimize_block = Attr<framework::BlockDesc *>(kOptimizeBlock);
   auto *prefetch_block = Attr<framework::BlockDesc *>(kPrefetchBlock);