diff --git a/doc/design/error_clip.md b/doc/design/error_clip.md
index 8e845462cce2a29556bcb6010b08f00fbc3d99d7..58aa73b8cd38d01e2426278a3479714e4fb6a3b0 100644
--- a/doc/design/error_clip.md
+++ b/doc/design/error_clip.md
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ class ErrorClipByValue(BaseErrorClipAttr):
         self.min = min
 
     def append_clip_op(self, block, grad_name):
-        block.append_op(
-            type="clip",
-            inputs={"X": grad_name},
-            outputs={"Out": grad_name},
-            attrs={"min": self.min,
-                   "max": self.max})
+        clip_op_desc = block.desc.append_op()
+        clip_op_desc.set_type("clip")
+        clip_op_desc.set_input("X", [grad_name])
+        clip_op_desc.set_output("Out", [grad_name])
+        clip_op_desc.set_attr("min", self.min)
+        clip_op_desc.set_attr("max", self.max)
 ```
 
 The `BaseErrorClipAttr` have one main member functions: `append_clip_op(self, block, grad_name)`.
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ def error_clip_callback(block, context):
                          op_desc.output_arg_names()):
         fwd_var = block.var_recursive(grad_to_var[grad_n])
         error_clip = getattr(fwd_var, "error_clip", None)
+        if not (error_clip is None or isinstance(error_clip,
+                                                 BaseErrorClipAttr)):
+            raise TypeError(
+                "Variable's error_clip should be an instance of BaseErrorClipAttr or None."
+            )
         if error_clip is not None:
             error_clip.append_clip_op(block, grad_n)
 ```