diff --git a/source/libs/sync/inc/syncPipeline.h b/source/libs/sync/inc/syncPipeline.h
index 504a9f0bd77158a2e73ed1b3d1da317cbf1ddcd6..a823cfda0b76cda1a60650a8208c5cfa4a39a160 100644
--- a/source/libs/sync/inc/syncPipeline.h
+++ b/source/libs/sync/inc/syncPipeline.h
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ int32_t         syncLogBufferReInit(SSyncLogBuffer* pBuf, SSyncNode* pNode);
 // access
 int64_t syncLogBufferGetEndIndex(SSyncLogBuffer* pBuf);
 SyncTerm syncLogBufferGetLastMatchTerm(SSyncLogBuffer* pBuf);
+bool     syncLogBufferIsEmpty(SSyncLogBuffer* pBuf);
 int32_t syncLogBufferAppend(SSyncLogBuffer* pBuf, SSyncNode* pNode, SSyncRaftEntry* pEntry);
 int32_t syncLogBufferAccept(SSyncLogBuffer* pBuf, SSyncNode* pNode, SSyncRaftEntry* pEntry, SyncTerm prevTerm);
 int64_t syncLogBufferProceed(SSyncLogBuffer* pBuf, SSyncNode* pNode, SyncTerm* pMatchTerm);
diff --git a/source/libs/sync/src/syncMain.c b/source/libs/sync/src/syncMain.c
index 3f0432d9980bf1f774606f77cc1b48cec8078b74..07ecc63c256aafe7e9e066ed1af04414f0dfa76e 100644
--- a/source/libs/sync/src/syncMain.c
+++ b/source/libs/sync/src/syncMain.c
@@ -2468,6 +2468,10 @@ int32_t syncNodeOnLocalCmd(SSyncNode* ths, const SRpcMsg* pRpcMsg) {
     syncNodeStepDown(ths, pMsg->currentTerm);
 
   } else if (pMsg->cmd == SYNC_LOCAL_CMD_FOLLOWER_CMT) {
+    if (syncLogBufferIsEmpty(ths->pLogBuf)) {
+      sError("vgId:%d, sync log buffer is empty.", ths->vgId);
+      return 0;
+    }
     SyncTerm matchTerm = syncLogBufferGetLastMatchTerm(ths->pLogBuf);
     if (pMsg->currentTerm == matchTerm) {
       (void)syncNodeUpdateCommitIndex(ths, pMsg->commitIndex);
diff --git a/source/libs/sync/src/syncPipeline.c b/source/libs/sync/src/syncPipeline.c
index c9ff2d2dcc341569787d17b42fb9a167aa6eebfd..e2b039a2e489e1dc9d3c6887c11c188523391640 100644
--- a/source/libs/sync/src/syncPipeline.c
+++ b/source/libs/sync/src/syncPipeline.c
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ int32_t syncLogBufferInit(SSyncLogBuffer* pBuf, SSyncNode* pNode) {
 
 int32_t syncLogBufferReInit(SSyncLogBuffer* pBuf, SSyncNode* pNode) {
   taosThreadMutexLock(&pBuf->mutex);
+  syncLogBufferValidate(pBuf);
   for (SyncIndex index = pBuf->startIndex; index < pBuf->endIndex; index++) {
     SSyncRaftEntry* pEntry = pBuf->entries[(index + pBuf->size) % pBuf->size].pItem;
     if (pEntry == NULL) continue;
@@ -265,6 +266,7 @@ int32_t syncLogBufferReInit(SSyncLogBuffer* pBuf, SSyncNode* pNode) {
   if (ret < 0) {
     sError("vgId:%d, failed to re-initialize sync log buffer since %s.", pNode->vgId, terrstr());
   }
+  syncLogBufferValidate(pBuf);
   taosThreadMutexUnlock(&pBuf->mutex);
   return ret;
 }
@@ -283,6 +285,13 @@ SyncTerm syncLogBufferGetLastMatchTerm(SSyncLogBuffer* pBuf) {
   return term;
 }
 
+bool syncLogBufferIsEmpty(SSyncLogBuffer* pBuf) {
+  taosThreadMutexLock(&pBuf->mutex);
+  bool empty = (pBuf->endIndex <= pBuf->startIndex);
+  taosThreadMutexUnlock(&pBuf->mutex);
+  return empty;
+}
+
 int32_t syncLogBufferAccept(SSyncLogBuffer* pBuf, SSyncNode* pNode, SSyncRaftEntry* pEntry, SyncTerm prevTerm) {
   taosThreadMutexLock(&pBuf->mutex);
   syncLogBufferValidate(pBuf);
@@ -1073,6 +1082,7 @@ int32_t syncLogBufferRollback(SSyncLogBuffer* pBuf, SSyncNode* pNode, SyncIndex
 
 int32_t syncLogBufferReset(SSyncLogBuffer* pBuf, SSyncNode* pNode) {
   taosThreadMutexLock(&pBuf->mutex);
+  syncLogBufferValidate(pBuf);
   SyncIndex lastVer = pNode->pLogStore->syncLogLastIndex(pNode->pLogStore);
   ASSERT(lastVer == pBuf->matchIndex);
   SyncIndex index = pBuf->endIndex - 1;
@@ -1089,6 +1099,7 @@ int32_t syncLogBufferReset(SSyncLogBuffer* pBuf, SSyncNode* pNode) {
     SSyncLogReplMgr* pMgr = pNode->logReplMgrs[i];
     syncLogReplMgrReset(pMgr);
   }
+  syncLogBufferValidate(pBuf);
   taosThreadMutexUnlock(&pBuf->mutex);
   return 0;
 }