diff --git a/src/sync/src/syncMain.c b/src/sync/src/syncMain.c
index f5f1ff5853463e5724dd7bf2684cb97e2cf61263..ef635e6efc1ca5f071c64dbe00920c3987837494 100644
--- a/src/sync/src/syncMain.c
+++ b/src/sync/src/syncMain.c
@@ -311,6 +311,16 @@ int32_t syncForwardToPeer(void *param, void *data, void *mhandle, int qtype) {
 
   if (pNode == NULL) return 0;
 
+  if (nodeRole == TAOS_SYNC_ROLE_SLAVE && pWalHead->version != nodeVersion + 1) {
+    sError("vgId:%d, received ver:%" PRIu64 ", inconsistent with last ver:%" PRIu64 ", restart connection", pNode->vgId,
+           pWalHead->version, nodeVersion);
+    for (int i = 0; i < pNode->replica; ++i) {
+      pPeer = pNode->peerInfo[i];
+      syncRestartConnection(pPeer);
+    }
+    return TSDB_CODE_SYN_INVALID_VERSION;
+  }
+
   // always update version
   nodeVersion = pWalHead->version;
   sDebug("vgId:%d, replica:%d nodeRole:%s qtype:%d ver:%" PRIu64, pNode->vgId, pNode->replica, syncRole[nodeRole],
diff --git a/src/vnode/src/vnodeWrite.c b/src/vnode/src/vnodeWrite.c
index b1f4539a6c5d35c31fed78a95ee794619c5a3df3..70b08b9669d0a66f3f06596305d10091e7c1d36a 100644
--- a/src/vnode/src/vnodeWrite.c
+++ b/src/vnode/src/vnodeWrite.c
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ int32_t vnodeProcessWrite(void *param1, int qtype, void *param2, void *item) {
     }
 
     // assign version
-    pVnode->version++;
-    pHead->version = pVnode->version;
+    pHead->version = pVnode->version + 1;
     if (pVnode->delay) usleep(pVnode->delay * 1000);
 
   } else {  // from wal or forward
@@ -86,16 +85,16 @@ int32_t vnodeProcessWrite(void *param1, int qtype, void *param2, void *item) {
     if (pHead->version <= pVnode->version) return 0;
   }
 
-  pVnode->version = pHead->version;
+  // forward to peers, even it is WAL/FWD, it shall be called to update version in sync
+  int32_t syncCode = 0;
+  syncCode = syncForwardToPeer(pVnode->sync, pHead, item, qtype);
+  if (syncCode < 0) return syncCode;
 
   // write into WAL
   code = walWrite(pVnode->wal, pHead);
   if (code < 0) return code;
 
-  // forward to peers, even it is WAL/FWD, it shall be called to update version in sync
-  int32_t syncCode = 0;
-  syncCode = syncForwardToPeer(pVnode->sync, pHead, item, qtype);
-  if (syncCode < 0) return syncCode;
+  pVnode->version = pHead->version;
 
   // write data locally
   code = (*vnodeProcessWriteMsgFp[pHead->msgType])(pVnode, pHead->cont, item);