diff --git a/src/sync/src/syncMain.c b/src/sync/src/syncMain.c
index e5f2d94c4a9696500e0aef7b9593c6cc0daf2792..1785f066d4d97444ee404367e5c0ea5061b4be0d 100644
--- a/src/sync/src/syncMain.c
+++ b/src/sync/src/syncMain.c
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ static void syncChooseMaster(SSyncNode *pNode) {
 }
 
 static SSyncPeer *syncCheckMaster(SSyncNode *pNode) {
-  int32_t onlineNum = 0;
+  int32_t onlineNum = 0, arbOnlineNum = 0;
   int32_t masterIndex = -1;
   int32_t replica = pNode->replica;
 
@@ -723,13 +723,15 @@ static SSyncPeer *syncCheckMaster(SSyncNode *pNode) {
   SSyncPeer *pArb = pNode->peerInfo[TAOS_SYNC_MAX_REPLICA];
   if (pArb && pArb->role != TAOS_SYNC_ROLE_OFFLINE) {
     onlineNum++;
+    ++arbOnlineNum;
     replica = pNode->replica + 1;
   }
 
   if (onlineNum <= replica * 0.5) {
     if (nodeRole != TAOS_SYNC_ROLE_UNSYNCED) {
-       if (nodeRole == TAOS_SYNC_ROLE_MASTER && onlineNum == replica * 0.5 && onlineNum >= 1) {
+      if (nodeRole == TAOS_SYNC_ROLE_MASTER && onlineNum == replica * 0.5 && ((replica > 2 && onlineNum - arbOnlineNum > 1) || pNode->replica < 3)) {
          sInfo("vgId:%d, self keep work as master, online:%d replica:%d", pNode->vgId, onlineNum, replica);
+	 masterIndex = pNode->selfIndex;
        } else {
         nodeRole = TAOS_SYNC_ROLE_UNSYNCED;
         sInfo("vgId:%d, self change to unsynced state, online:%d replica:%d", pNode->vgId, onlineNum, replica);
diff --git a/tests/script/unique/arbitrator/dn3_mn1_vnode_nomaster.sim b/tests/script/unique/arbitrator/dn3_mn1_vnode_nomaster.sim
index 8e15c4f527db044d52cd725714f15b98161da2ce..b9ee508f78602cee7d6c9f17dbc3e250e7014f72 100644
--- a/tests/script/unique/arbitrator/dn3_mn1_vnode_nomaster.sim
+++ b/tests/script/unique/arbitrator/dn3_mn1_vnode_nomaster.sim
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ if $dnode4Vtatus != offline then
   sleep 2000
   goto wait_dnode4_vgroup_offline
 endi
-if $dnode3Vtatus != master then
+if $dnode3Vtatus != unsynced then
   sleep 2000
   goto wait_dnode4_vgroup_offline
 endi