diff --git a/src/sync/src/syncRetrieve.c b/src/sync/src/syncRetrieve.c
index bec24baf21cbc9a425f5d56d2ccd3745b7140766..a53f8fed3be4bcd1c4a25f0e45bbc8a2a8719a19 100644
--- a/src/sync/src/syncRetrieve.c
+++ b/src/sync/src/syncRetrieve.c
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ static int syncRetrieveLastWal(SSyncPeer *pPeer, char *name, uint64_t fversion,
       break;
     }
 
-    if (fversion > 0 && pHead->version > pPeer->sversion + 1) {
+    if (pHead->version > pPeer->sversion + 1) {
       sError("%s, last wal skip forward, ver:%" PRIu64 ", sver:%" PRIu64, pPeer->id, pHead->version, pPeer->sversion);
     } else {
       sDebug("%s, last wal is forwarded, ver:%" PRIu64, pPeer->id, pHead->version);