diff --git a/paddle/fluid/operators/distributed/request_handler_impl.cc b/paddle/fluid/operators/distributed/request_handler_impl.cc
index 913ae76b38dc663d6fb4102f795ac713fd8a6bdf..2ed468331899e0e81d0285ad12937c31e5e50075 100644
--- a/paddle/fluid/operators/distributed/request_handler_impl.cc
+++ b/paddle/fluid/operators/distributed/request_handler_impl.cc
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ bool RequestSendHandler::Handle(const std::string& varname,
     // Async
     if (!sync_mode_) {
       VLOG(3) << "async process var: " << varname;
+      if (varname == BATCH_BARRIER_MESSAGE || varname == COMPLETE_MESSAGE) {
+        PADDLE_THROW(
+            "async mode should not recv BATCH_BARRIER_MESSAGE or "
+            "COMPLETE_MESSAGE");
+      }
       try {
         executor_->RunPreparedContext((*grad_to_prepared_ctx_)[varname].get(),
                                       scope);
@@ -95,21 +100,25 @@ bool RequestGetHandler::Handle(const std::string& varname,
     }
   } else {
     if (varname != FETCH_BARRIER_MESSAGE && varname != COMPLETE_MESSAGE) {
-      if (enable_dc_asgd_) {
-        // NOTE: the format is determined by distributed_transpiler.py
-        std::string param_bak_name =
-            string::Sprintf("%s.trainer_%d_bak", varname, trainer_id);
-        VLOG(3) << "getting " << param_bak_name << " trainer_id " << trainer_id;
-        auto var = scope_->FindVar(varname);
-        auto t_orig = var->Get<framework::LoDTensor>();
-        auto param_bak = scope_->Var(param_bak_name);
-        auto t = param_bak->GetMutable<framework::LoDTensor>();
-        t->mutable_data(dev_ctx_->GetPlace(), t_orig.type());
-        VLOG(3) << "copying " << varname << " to " << param_bak_name;
-        framework::TensorCopy(t_orig, dev_ctx_->GetPlace(), t);
-      }
-      *outvar = scope_->FindVar(varname);
+      PADDLE_THROW(
+          "async mode should not send FETCH_BARRIER_MESSAGE or "
+          "COMPLETE_MESSAGE");
+    }
+
+    if (enable_dc_asgd_) {
+      // NOTE: the format is determined by distributed_transpiler.py
+      std::string param_bak_name =
+          string::Sprintf("%s.trainer_%d_bak", varname, trainer_id);
+      VLOG(3) << "getting " << param_bak_name << " trainer_id " << trainer_id;
+      auto var = scope_->FindVar(varname);
+      auto t_orig = var->Get<framework::LoDTensor>();
+      auto param_bak = scope_->Var(param_bak_name);
+      auto t = param_bak->GetMutable<framework::LoDTensor>();
+      t->mutable_data(dev_ctx_->GetPlace(), t_orig.type());
+      VLOG(3) << "copying " << varname << " to " << param_bak_name;
+      framework::TensorCopy(t_orig, dev_ctx_->GetPlace(), t);
     }
+    *outvar = scope_->FindVar(varname);
   }
   return true;
 }
diff --git a/paddle/fluid/operators/distributed/rpc_server.cc b/paddle/fluid/operators/distributed/rpc_server.cc
index baf6b73b0debea57de670e3033c2d411f5759c79..90733fd09096bb1a4767fdd79dc3e35fdf499cab 100644
--- a/paddle/fluid/operators/distributed/rpc_server.cc
+++ b/paddle/fluid/operators/distributed/rpc_server.cc
@@ -43,15 +43,15 @@ void RPCServer::SavePort() const {
 }
 
 void RPCServer::WaitBarrier(const std::string& rpc_name) {
-  VLOG(3) << "WaitBarrier: " << rpc_name;
+  VLOG(3) << "WaitBarrier in: " << rpc_name;
   std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(this->mutex_);
   barrier_cond_.wait(lock, [this, &rpc_name] {
     return ((barrier_counter_[rpc_name] == client_num_ && client_num_ != 0) ||
             exit_flag_.load());
   });
 
-  VLOG(3) << "batch_barrier_: " << rpc_name << " "
-          << barrier_counter_[rpc_name];
+  VLOG(3) << "WaitBarrier out: " << rpc_name
+          << " counter: " << barrier_counter_[rpc_name];
 }
 
 void RPCServer::IncreaseBatchBarrier(const std::string rpc_name) {
@@ -59,8 +59,11 @@ void RPCServer::IncreaseBatchBarrier(const std::string rpc_name) {
   int b = 0;
   std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
   b = ++barrier_counter_[rpc_name];
+  VLOG(3) << rpc_name << " barrier_counter: " << b;
   if (b >= client_num_) {
     lock.unlock();
+    VLOG(3) << "BatchBarrier counter reach " << client_num_ << " for "
+            << rpc_name;
     barrier_cond_.notify_all();
     lock.lock();
   }