diff --git a/iotdb-core/datanode/src/main/java/org/apache/iotdb/db/storageengine/dataregion/wal/node/WALNode.java b/iotdb-core/datanode/src/main/java/org/apache/iotdb/db/storageengine/dataregion/wal/node/WALNode.java
index 8ee08e09156e3e8f4093ac6db113560ed10b4a94..84517ae3b2369d2f1bfcb693d792d1de03961f3e 100644
--- a/iotdb-core/datanode/src/main/java/org/apache/iotdb/db/storageengine/dataregion/wal/node/WALNode.java
+++ b/iotdb-core/datanode/src/main/java/org/apache/iotdb/db/storageengine/dataregion/wal/node/WALNode.java
@@ -451,7 +451,9 @@ public class WALNode implements IWALNode {
         return false;
       }
       IMemTable oldestMemTable = oldestMemTableInfo.getMemTable();
-
+      if (oldestMemTable == null) {
+        return false;
+      }
       // get memTable's virtual database processor
       File oldestTsFile =
           FSFactoryProducer.getFSFactory().getFile(oldestMemTableInfo.getTsFilePath());
@@ -477,8 +479,6 @@ public class WALNode implements IWALNode {
         WRITING_METRICS.recordMemTableRamWhenCauseFlush(identifier, oldestMemTableTVListsRamCost);
       } else {
         snapshotMemTable(dataRegion, oldestTsFile, oldestMemTableInfo);
-        WRITING_METRICS.recordMemTableRamWhenCauseSnapshot(
-            identifier, oldestMemTableTVListsRamCost);
       }
       return true;
     }
@@ -527,8 +527,8 @@ public class WALNode implements IWALNode {
           "CheckpointManager$DeleteOutdatedFileTask.snapshotOrFlushOldestMemTable");
       try {
         // make sure snapshot is made before memTable flush operation
-        synchronized (memTable) {
-          if (memTable.getFlushStatus() != FlushStatus.WORKING) {
+        synchronized (memTableInfo) {
+          if (memTable == null || memTable.getFlushStatus() != FlushStatus.WORKING) {
             return;
           }
 
@@ -555,6 +555,7 @@ public class WALNode implements IWALNode {
           // it's low-risk to block writes awhile because this memTable accumulates slowly
           if (flushListener.waitForResult() == Status.FAILURE) {
             logger.error("Fail to snapshot memTable of {}", tsFile, flushListener.getCause());
+            return;
           }
           logger.info(
               "WAL node-{} snapshots memTable-{} to wal files because Effective information ratio {} is below wal min effective info ratio {}, memTable size is {}.",
@@ -563,6 +564,8 @@ public class WALNode implements IWALNode {
               effectiveInfoRatio,
               config.getWalMinEffectiveInfoRatio(),
               memTable.getTVListsRamCost());
+          WRITING_METRICS.recordMemTableRamWhenCauseSnapshot(
+              identifier, memTable.getTVListsRamCost());
         }
       } finally {
         dataRegion.writeUnlock();