diff --git a/python/paddle/fluid/trainer.py b/python/paddle/fluid/trainer.py
index 6d8d4a3e43bad3d98ba1b7182f58fae744f57654..e98672f3187da36b0c5f8efd979003733c61bcb4 100644
--- a/python/paddle/fluid/trainer.py
+++ b/python/paddle/fluid/trainer.py
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ class CheckpointConfig(object):
 
         self.epoch_id = 0
         self.step_id = 0
-        self._load_serial = None
+        self.load_serial = None
+        self.is_pserver = False
 
 
 def check_and_get_place(place):
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ class Trainer(object):
                     "The checkpoint_config shoule be an instance of CheckpointConfig"
                 )
             else:
-                self.checkpoint._load_serial = io.need_load_checkpoint(
+                self.checkpoint.load_serial = io.need_load_checkpoint(
                     self.checkpoint.checkpoint_dir)
 
         self.scope = core.Scope()
@@ -176,17 +177,18 @@ class Trainer(object):
             exe = executor.Executor(place)
             exe.run(self.startup_program)
 
-        if self.checkpoint and self.checkpoint._load_serial:
+        if self.checkpoint and self.checkpoint.load_serial:
             exe = executor.Executor(place)
             io.load_checkpoint(exe, self.checkpoint.checkpoint_dir,
-                               self.checkpoint._load_serial,
+                               self.checkpoint.load_serial,
                                self.startup_program)
 
-            epoch_id, step_id = io.load_trainer_args(
-                self.checkpoint.checkpoint_dir, self.checkpoint._load_serial,
-                self.trainer_id, ["epoch_id", "step_id"])
-            self.checkpoint.epoch_id = int(epoch_id)
-            self.checkpoint.step_id = int(step_id)
+            if not self.checkpoint.is_pserver:
+                epoch_id, step_id = io.load_trainer_args(
+                    self.checkpoint.checkpoint_dir, self.checkpoint.load_serial,
+                    self.trainer_id, ["epoch_id", "step_id"])
+                self.checkpoint.epoch_id = int(epoch_id)
+                self.checkpoint.step_id = int(step_id)
 
         if param_path and os.path.isdir(param_path):
             # load params from param_path into scope
@@ -259,6 +261,9 @@ class Trainer(object):
             t.transpile(
                 trainer_id, pservers=pserver_endpoints, trainers=trainers)
             if training_role == "PSERVER":
+                if self.checkpoint:
+                    self.is_pserver = True
+
                 self.train_program = t.get_pserver_program(current_endpoint)
                 self.startup_program = t.get_startup_program(current_endpoint,
                                                              self.train_program)
@@ -362,7 +367,7 @@ class Trainer(object):
                     self._clean_checkpoint()
                     return
 
-                if self.checkpoint and self.checkpoint._load_serial \
+                if self.checkpoint and self.checkpoint.load_serial \
                     and self.checkpoint.step_id >= step_id and self.checkpoint.epoch_id == epoch_id:
                     continue