diff --git a/source/libs/wal/src/walMeta.c b/source/libs/wal/src/walMeta.c
index cda7e35b0fa1c89b6d5b422193562d3ab777602c..a12f8051ba982ed627ed0767b76d344678748ca9 100644
--- a/source/libs/wal/src/walMeta.c
+++ b/source/libs/wal/src/walMeta.c
@@ -295,6 +295,36 @@ void walAlignVersions(SWal* pWal) {
   wInfo("vgId:%d, reset commitVer to %" PRId64, pWal->cfg.vgId, pWal->vers.commitVer);
 }
 
+int walRepairLogFileTs(SWal* pWal, bool* updateMeta) {
+  int32_t sz = taosArrayGetSize(pWal->fileInfoSet);
+  int32_t fileIdx = -1;
+  int32_t lastCloseTs = 0;
+  char    fnameStr[WAL_FILE_LEN] = {0};
+
+  while (++fileIdx < sz - 1) {
+    SWalFileInfo* pFileInfo = taosArrayGet(pWal->fileInfoSet, fileIdx);
+    if (pFileInfo->closeTs != -1) {
+      lastCloseTs = pFileInfo->closeTs;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    walBuildLogName(pWal, pFileInfo->firstVer, fnameStr);
+    int32_t mtime = 0;
+    if (taosStatFile(fnameStr, NULL, &mtime) < 0) {
+      terrno = TAOS_SYSTEM_ERROR(errno);
+      wError("vgId:%d, failed to stat file due to %s, file:%s", pWal->cfg.vgId, strerror(errno), fnameStr);
+      return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (updateMeta != NULL) *updateMeta = true;
+    if (pFileInfo->createTs == -1) pFileInfo->createTs = lastCloseTs;
+    pFileInfo->closeTs = mtime;
+    lastCloseTs = pFileInfo->closeTs;
+  }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
 bool walLogEntriesComplete(const SWal* pWal) {
   int32_t sz = taosArrayGetSize(pWal->fileInfoSet);
   bool    complete = true;
@@ -433,15 +463,8 @@ int walCheckAndRepairMeta(SWal* pWal) {
         wError("failed to scan wal last ver since %s", terrstr());
         return -1;
       }
-      // remove the empty wal log, and its idx
-      wInfo("vgId:%d, wal remove empty file %s", pWal->cfg.vgId, fnameStr);
-      taosRemoveFile(fnameStr);
-      walBuildIdxName(pWal, pFileInfo->firstVer, fnameStr);
-      wInfo("vgId:%d, wal remove empty file %s", pWal->cfg.vgId, fnameStr);
-      taosRemoveFile(fnameStr);
-      // remove its meta entry
-      taosArrayRemove(pWal->fileInfoSet, fileIdx);
-      continue;
+      // empty log file
+      lastVer = pFileInfo->firstVer - 1;
     }
 
     // update lastVer
@@ -460,6 +483,11 @@ int walCheckAndRepairMeta(SWal* pWal) {
   }
   (void)walAlignVersions(pWal);
 
+  // repair ts of files
+  if (walRepairLogFileTs(pWal, &updateMeta) < 0) {
+    return -1;
+  }
+
   // update meta file
   if (updateMeta) {
     (void)walSaveMeta(pWal);
diff --git a/source/libs/wal/src/walWrite.c b/source/libs/wal/src/walWrite.c
index 848de4f36da4db57e881df4977b4f2399314a68f..9b7b3dfd5006857eb57b5e74edd39a3835fdbd71 100644
--- a/source/libs/wal/src/walWrite.c
+++ b/source/libs/wal/src/walWrite.c
@@ -284,15 +284,15 @@ int32_t walEndSnapshot(SWal *pWal) {
   if (ver == -1) {
     code = -1;
     goto END;
-  };
+  }
 
   pWal->vers.snapshotVer = ver;
   int ts = taosGetTimestampSec();
-
   ver = TMAX(ver - pWal->vers.logRetention, pWal->vers.firstVer - 1);
 
+  // compatible mode for refVer
   bool hasTopic = false;
-  int64_t refVer = ver;
+  int64_t refVer = INT64_MAX;
   void *pIter = NULL;
   while (1) {
     pIter = taosHashIterate(pWal->pRefHash, pIter);
@@ -300,54 +300,40 @@ int32_t walEndSnapshot(SWal *pWal) {
     SWalRef *pRef = *(SWalRef **)pIter;
     if (pRef->refVer == -1) continue;
     refVer = TMIN(refVer, pRef->refVer - 1);
-    wDebug("vgId:%d, wal found ref %" PRId64 ", refId %" PRId64, pWal->cfg.vgId, pRef->refVer, pRef->refId);
     hasTopic = true;
   }
-  // compatible mode
   if (pWal->cfg.retentionPeriod == 0 && hasTopic) {
+    wInfo("vgId:%d, wal found refVer:%" PRId64 " in compatible mode, ver:%" PRId64, pWal->cfg.vgId, refVer, ver);
     ver = TMIN(ver, refVer);
   }
 
+  // find files safe to delete
   int          deleteCnt = 0;
   int64_t      newTotSize = pWal->totSize;
-  SWalFileInfo tmp;
+  SWalFileInfo tmp = {0};
   tmp.firstVer = ver;
-  // find files safe to delete
   SWalFileInfo *pInfo = taosArraySearch(pWal->fileInfoSet, &tmp, compareWalFileInfo, TD_LE);
+
   if (pInfo) {
-    SWalFileInfo *pLastFileInfo = taosArrayGetLast(pWal->fileInfoSet);
-    wDebug("vgId:%d, wal search found file info: first:%" PRId64 " last:%" PRId64, pWal->cfg.vgId, pInfo->firstVer,
-           pInfo->lastVer);
-    if (ver >= pInfo->lastVer) {
+    wDebug("vgId:%d, wal search found file info. ver:%" PRId64 ", first:%" PRId64 " last:%" PRId64, pWal->cfg.vgId, ver,
+           pInfo->firstVer, pInfo->lastVer);
+    ASSERT(ver <= pInfo->lastVer);
+    if (ver == pInfo->lastVer) {
       pInfo++;
-      wDebug("vgId:%d, wal remove advance one file: first:%" PRId64 " last:%" PRId64, pWal->cfg.vgId, pInfo->firstVer,
-             pInfo->lastVer);
-    }
-    if (pInfo <= pLastFileInfo) {
-      wDebug("vgId:%d, wal end remove for first:%" PRId64 " last:%" PRId64, pWal->cfg.vgId, pInfo->firstVer,
-             pInfo->lastVer);
-    } else {
-      wDebug("vgId:%d, wal no remove", pWal->cfg.vgId);
     }
 
     // iterate files, until the searched result
+    // delete according to file size or close time
     for (SWalFileInfo *iter = pWal->fileInfoSet->pData; iter < pInfo; iter++) {
-      wDebug("vgId:%d, wal check remove file %" PRId64 "(file size %" PRId64 " close ts %" PRId64
-             "), new tot size %" PRId64,
-             pWal->cfg.vgId, iter->firstVer, iter->fileSize, iter->closeTs, newTotSize);
-      if ((pWal->cfg.retentionSize != -1 && pWal->cfg.retentionSize != 0 && newTotSize > pWal->cfg.retentionSize) ||
-          ((pWal->cfg.retentionPeriod == 0) || (pWal->cfg.retentionPeriod != -1 && iter->closeTs != -1 &&
-                                                iter->closeTs + pWal->cfg.retentionPeriod < ts))) {
-        // delete according to file size or close time
-        wDebug("vgId:%d, check pass", pWal->cfg.vgId);
+      if ((pWal->cfg.retentionSize > 0 && newTotSize > pWal->cfg.retentionSize) ||
+          (pWal->cfg.retentionPeriod == 0 ||
+           pWal->cfg.retentionPeriod > 0 && iter->closeTs >= 0 && iter->closeTs + pWal->cfg.retentionPeriod < ts)) {
         deleteCnt++;
         newTotSize -= iter->fileSize;
         taosArrayPush(pWal->toDeleteFiles, iter);
       }
-      wDebug("vgId:%d, check not pass", pWal->cfg.vgId);
     }
 
-  UPDATE_META:
     // make new array, remove files
     taosArrayPopFrontBatch(pWal->fileInfoSet, deleteCnt);
     if (taosArrayGetSize(pWal->fileInfoSet) == 0) {
@@ -357,11 +343,12 @@ int32_t walEndSnapshot(SWal *pWal) {
       pWal->vers.firstVer = ((SWalFileInfo *)taosArrayGet(pWal->fileInfoSet, 0))->firstVer;
     }
   }
+
+  // update meta
   pWal->writeCur = taosArrayGetSize(pWal->fileInfoSet) - 1;
   pWal->totSize = newTotSize;
   pWal->vers.verInSnapshotting = -1;
 
-  // save snapshot ver, commit ver
   code = walSaveMeta(pWal);
   if (code < 0) {
     goto END;
@@ -369,23 +356,27 @@ int32_t walEndSnapshot(SWal *pWal) {
 
   // delete files
   deleteCnt = taosArrayGetSize(pWal->toDeleteFiles);
-  wDebug("vgId:%d, wal should delete %d files", pWal->cfg.vgId, deleteCnt);
-  char fnameStr[WAL_FILE_LEN];
+  char fnameStr[WAL_FILE_LEN] = {0};
+  pInfo = NULL;
+
   for (int i = 0; i < deleteCnt; i++) {
     pInfo = taosArrayGet(pWal->toDeleteFiles, i);
+
     walBuildLogName(pWal, pInfo->firstVer, fnameStr);
-    wDebug("vgId:%d, wal remove file %s", pWal->cfg.vgId, fnameStr);
     if (taosRemoveFile(fnameStr) < 0 && errno != ENOENT) {
       wError("vgId:%d, failed to remove log file %s due to %s", pWal->cfg.vgId, fnameStr, strerror(errno));
       goto END;
     }
     walBuildIdxName(pWal, pInfo->firstVer, fnameStr);
-    wDebug("vgId:%d, wal remove file %s", pWal->cfg.vgId, fnameStr);
     if (taosRemoveFile(fnameStr) < 0 && errno != ENOENT) {
       wError("vgId:%d, failed to remove idx file %s due to %s", pWal->cfg.vgId, fnameStr, strerror(errno));
       goto END;
     }
   }
+  if (pInfo != NULL) {
+    wInfo("vgId:%d, wal log files recycled. count:%d, until ver:%" PRId64 ", closeTs:%" PRId64, pWal->cfg.vgId,
+          deleteCnt, pInfo->lastVer, pInfo->closeTs);
+  }
   taosArrayClear(pWal->toDeleteFiles);
 
 END: