diff --git a/src/sync/src/syncMain.c b/src/sync/src/syncMain.c
index 4f42573388d335ba93864f9bee77a59f9734e79c..c30fb9092530d6740ab0b3f845ce3ce16a0089bd 100644
--- a/src/sync/src/syncMain.c
+++ b/src/sync/src/syncMain.c
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ static void    syncRestartPeer(SSyncPeer *pPeer);
 static int32_t syncForwardToPeerImpl(SSyncNode *pNode, void *data, void *mhandle, int32_t qtyp);
 
 static SSyncPeer *syncAddPeer(SSyncNode *pNode, const SNodeInfo *pInfo);
+static void       syncStartCheckPeerConn(SSyncPeer *pPeer);
+static void       syncStopCheckPeerConn(SSyncPeer *pPeer);
 static SSyncNode *syncAcquireNode(int64_t rid);
 static void       syncReleaseNode(SSyncNode *pNode);
 
@@ -250,6 +252,11 @@ int64_t syncStart(const SSyncInfo *pInfo) {
     (*pNode->notifyRole)(pNode->vgId, nodeRole);
   }
 
+  syncStartCheckPeerConn(pNode->peerInfo[TAOS_SYNC_MAX_REPLICA]);  // arb
+  for (int32_t index = 0; index < pNode->replica; ++index) {
+    syncStartCheckPeerConn(pNode->peerInfo[index]);
+  }
+
   return pNode->rid;
 }
 
@@ -292,6 +299,11 @@ int32_t syncReconfig(int64_t rid, const SSyncCfg *pNewCfg) {
 
   pthread_mutex_lock(&pNode->mutex);
 
+  syncStopCheckPeerConn(pNode->peerInfo[TAOS_SYNC_MAX_REPLICA]);  // arb
+  for (int32_t index = 0; index < pNode->replica; ++index) {
+    syncStopCheckPeerConn(pNode->peerInfo[index]);
+  }
+
   for (i = 0; i < pNode->replica; ++i) {
     for (j = 0; j < pNewCfg->replica; ++j) {
       if ((strcmp(pNode->peerInfo[i]->fqdn, pNewCfg->nodeInfo[j].nodeFqdn) == 0) &&
@@ -348,6 +360,11 @@ int32_t syncReconfig(int64_t rid, const SSyncCfg *pNewCfg) {
     (*pNode->notifyRole)(pNode->vgId, nodeRole);
   }
 
+  syncStartCheckPeerConn(pNode->peerInfo[TAOS_SYNC_MAX_REPLICA]);  // arb
+  for (int32_t index = 0; index < pNode->replica; ++index) {
+    syncStartCheckPeerConn(pNode->peerInfo[index]);
+  }
+
   pthread_mutex_unlock(&pNode->mutex);
 
   sInfo("vgId:%d, %d replicas are configured, quorum:%d", pNode->vgId, pNode->replica, pNode->quorum);
@@ -539,6 +556,26 @@ static void syncRemovePeer(SSyncPeer *pPeer) {
   syncReleasePeer(pPeer);
 }
 
+static void syncStartCheckPeerConn(SSyncPeer *pPeer) {
+  if (pPeer == NULL) return;
+  SSyncNode *pNode = pPeer->pSyncNode;
+
+  int32_t ret = strcmp(pPeer->fqdn, tsNodeFqdn);
+  if (pPeer->nodeId == 0 || (ret > 0) || (ret == 0 && pPeer->port > tsSyncPort)) {
+    int32_t checkMs = 100 + (pNode->vgId * 10) % 100;
+    if (pNode->vgId > 1) checkMs = tsStatusInterval * 1000 + checkMs;
+    sDebug("%s, check peer connection after %d ms", pPeer->id, checkMs);
+    taosTmrReset(syncCheckPeerConnection, checkMs, (void *)pPeer->rid, tsSyncTmrCtrl, &pPeer->timer);
+  }
+}
+
+static void syncStopCheckPeerConn(SSyncPeer *pPeer) {
+  if (pPeer == NULL) return;
+
+  taosTmrStopA(&pPeer->timer);
+  sDebug("%s, stop check peer connection", pPeer->id);
+}
+
 static SSyncPeer *syncAddPeer(SSyncNode *pNode, const SNodeInfo *pInfo) {
   uint32_t ip = taosGetIpFromFqdn(pInfo->nodeFqdn);
   if (ip == 0xFFFFFFFF) {
@@ -565,13 +602,6 @@ static SSyncPeer *syncAddPeer(SSyncNode *pNode, const SNodeInfo *pInfo) {
   pPeer->rid = taosAddRef(tsPeerRefId, pPeer);
 
   sInfo("%s, %p it is configured, ep:%s:%u rid:%" PRId64, pPeer->id, pPeer, pPeer->fqdn, pPeer->port, pPeer->rid);
-  int32_t ret = strcmp(pPeer->fqdn, tsNodeFqdn);
-  if (pPeer->nodeId == 0 || (ret > 0) || (ret == 0 && pPeer->port > tsSyncPort)) {
-    int32_t checkMs = 100 + (pNode->vgId * 10) % 100;
-    if (pNode->vgId > 1) checkMs = tsStatusInterval * 1000 + checkMs;
-    sDebug("%s, check peer connection after %d ms", pPeer->id, checkMs);
-    taosTmrReset(syncCheckPeerConnection, checkMs, (void *)pPeer->rid, tsSyncTmrCtrl, &pPeer->timer);
-  }
 
   (void)syncAcquireNode(pNode->rid);
   return pPeer;