diff --git a/src/balance/src/bnMain.c b/src/balance/src/bnMain.c
index 3055f77e81021c4877d97147033fc34f4c525df9..25f316cb5e46025ff28f7364ce62a027505b57a4 100644
--- a/src/balance/src/bnMain.c
+++ b/src/balance/src/bnMain.c
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ void bnReset() {
     if (pDnode == NULL) break;
 
     // while master change, should reset dnode to offline
-    mInfo("dnode:%d set access:%d to 0", pDnode->dnodeId, pDnode->lastAccess);
+    mInfo("dnode:%d set access:%" PRId64 " to 0", pDnode->dnodeId, pDnode->lastAccess);
     pDnode->lastAccess = 0;
     if (pDnode->status != TAOS_DN_STATUS_DROPPING) {
       pDnode->status = TAOS_DN_STATUS_OFFLINE;
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ static bool bnMontiorDropping() {
       if (dnodeIsMasterEp(pDnode->dnodeEp)) continue; 
       if (mnodeGetDnodesNum() <= 1) continue;
 
-      mLInfo("dnode:%d, set to removing state for it offline:%d seconds", pDnode->dnodeId,
+      mLInfo("dnode:%d, set to removing state for it offline:%" PRId64 " seconds", pDnode->dnodeId,
               tsAccessSquence - pDnode->lastAccess);
 
       pDnode->status = TAOS_DN_STATUS_DROPPING;
@@ -574,8 +574,8 @@ void bnCheckStatus() {
       if (pDnode->status != TAOS_DN_STATUS_DROPPING && pDnode->status != TAOS_DN_STATUS_OFFLINE) {
         pDnode->status = TAOS_DN_STATUS_OFFLINE;
         pDnode->offlineReason = TAOS_DN_OFF_STATUS_MSG_TIMEOUT;
-        mInfo("dnode:%d, set to offline state, access seq:%d last seq:%d laststat:%d", pDnode->dnodeId, tsAccessSquence,
-              pDnode->lastAccess, pDnode->status);
+        mInfo("dnode:%d, set to offline state, access seq:%" PRId64 " last seq:%" PRId64 " laststat:%d", pDnode->dnodeId,
+              tsAccessSquence, pDnode->lastAccess, pDnode->status);
         bnSetVgroupOffline(pDnode);
         bnStartTimer(3000);
       }
diff --git a/src/balance/src/bnThread.c b/src/balance/src/bnThread.c
index d07591ecd55a9a10613cc61de3a77ea85e022bc2..f39b82f2c692135097946e605a538611470dd3bb 100644
--- a/src/balance/src/bnThread.c
+++ b/src/balance/src/bnThread.c
@@ -101,13 +101,13 @@ static void bnProcessTimer(void *handle, void *tmrId) {
   if (!sdbIsMaster()) return;
   if (tsBnThread.stop) return;
 
-  tsBnThread.timer = NULL;
-  tsAccessSquence++;
+  if (handle == NULL) {
+    tsBnThread.timer = NULL;
+    ++tsAccessSquence;
 
-  bnStartTimer(-1);
-  bnCheckStatus();
+    bnStartTimer(-1);
+    bnCheckStatus();
 
-  if (handle == NULL) {
     if (tsAccessSquence % tsBalanceInterval == 0) {
       mDebug("balance function is scheduled by timer");
       bnPostSignal();
diff --git a/src/mnode/inc/mnodeDef.h b/src/mnode/inc/mnodeDef.h
index e052f34a33b2a74dcd858721694225859f1581b8..c1f2ea7fd7aa11dcd74661412d9e37647e8f5bb6 100644
--- a/src/mnode/inc/mnodeDef.h
+++ b/src/mnode/inc/mnodeDef.h
@@ -48,9 +48,8 @@ typedef struct SDnodeObj {
   int32_t    dnodeId;
   int32_t    openVnodes;
   int64_t    createdTime;
-  int32_t    resever0;         // from dnode status msg, config information
+  int64_t    lastAccess;
   int32_t    customScore;      // config by user
-  uint32_t   lastAccess;
   uint16_t   numOfCores;       // from dnode status msg
   uint16_t   dnodePort;
   char       dnodeFqdn[TSDB_FQDN_LEN];
diff --git a/src/mnode/inc/mnodeDnode.h b/src/mnode/inc/mnodeDnode.h
index fa1995254e9598614cebfef57221b3ff4238b6f1..d357cd65b818b7680c04ad04cef384928ecc7b91 100644
--- a/src/mnode/inc/mnodeDnode.h
+++ b/src/mnode/inc/mnodeDnode.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ void *  mnodeGetDnodeByEp(char *ep);
 void    mnodeUpdateDnode(SDnodeObj *pDnode);
 int32_t mnodeDropDnode(SDnodeObj *pDnode, void *pMsg);
 
-extern int32_t tsAccessSquence;
+extern int64_t tsAccessSquence;
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/src/mnode/src/mnodeDnode.c b/src/mnode/src/mnodeDnode.c
index 8a5d24c474df34429cdd73938fcb71a6f6e72281..fb775d92d87390b7506ee29953c6f778b62148f3 100644
--- a/src/mnode/src/mnodeDnode.c
+++ b/src/mnode/src/mnodeDnode.c
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
 #include "mnodePeer.h"
 #include "mnodeCluster.h"
 
-int32_t tsAccessSquence = 0;
-int64_t         tsDnodeRid = -1;
+int64_t        tsAccessSquence = 0;
+int64_t        tsDnodeRid = -1;
 static void *  tsDnodeSdb = NULL;
 static int32_t tsDnodeUpdateSize = 0;
 extern void *  tsMnodeSdb;
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ static int32_t mnodeProcessDnodeStatusMsg(SMnodeMsg *pMsg) {
              mnodeGetClusterId());
       return TSDB_CODE_MND_INVALID_CLUSTER_ID;
     } else {
-      mTrace("dnode:%d, status received, access times %d openVnodes:%d:%d", pDnode->dnodeId, pDnode->lastAccess,
+      mTrace("dnode:%d, status received, access times %" PRId64 " openVnodes:%d:%d", pDnode->dnodeId, pDnode->lastAccess,
              htons(pStatus->openVnodes), pDnode->openVnodes);
     }
   }
@@ -629,9 +629,9 @@ static int32_t mnodeProcessDnodeStatusMsg(SMnodeMsg *pMsg) {
     bnNotify();
   }
 
-  if (!tsEnableBalance) {
-    int32_t numOfMnodes = mnodeGetMnodesNum();
-    if (numOfMnodes < tsNumOfMnodes) bnNotify();
+  int32_t numOfMnodes = mnodeGetMnodesNum();
+  if (numOfMnodes < tsNumOfMnodes && numOfMnodes < mnodeGetOnlineDnodesNum()) {
+    bnNotify();
   }
 
   if (openVnodes != pDnode->openVnodes) {