diff --git a/src/sync/src/syncRetrieve.c b/src/sync/src/syncRetrieve.c
index 31efe6483170aff2438be90fe824558a22fcd590..bec24baf21cbc9a425f5d56d2ccd3745b7140766 100644
--- a/src/sync/src/syncRetrieve.c
+++ b/src/sync/src/syncRetrieve.c
@@ -256,7 +256,8 @@ static int syncRetrieveLastWal(SSyncPeer *pPeer, char *name, uint64_t fversion,
   }
 
   (void)lseek(sfd, offset, SEEK_SET);
-  sDebug("%s, retrieve last wal, offset:%" PRId64 " fversion:%" PRIu64, pPeer->id, offset, fversion);
+  sDebug("%s, retrieve last wal, offset:%" PRId64 " fversion:%" PRIu64 ", sver:%" PRIu64, pPeer->id, offset, fversion,
+         pPeer->sversion);
 
   while (1) {
     int wsize = syncReadOneWalRecord(sfd, pHead, pEvent);
@@ -266,9 +267,8 @@ static int syncRetrieveLastWal(SSyncPeer *pPeer, char *name, uint64_t fversion,
       break;
     }
 
-    if (pHead->version > pPeer->version + 1) {
-      sError("%s, last wal skip forward, ver:%" PRIu64 ", peer ver:%" PRIu64, pPeer->id, pHead->version,
-             pPeer->sversion);
+    if (fversion > 0 && 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);
       int ret = taosWriteMsg(pPeer->syncFd, pHead, wsize);