diff --git a/src/dnode/src/dnodeMgmt.c b/src/dnode/src/dnodeMgmt.c
index e2b32145a3d66df30b53c9574e085c4cfbbe171c..4b06626753b73fc63487bf699280953115ed75a7 100644
--- a/src/dnode/src/dnodeMgmt.c
+++ b/src/dnode/src/dnodeMgmt.c
@@ -449,7 +449,12 @@ static int32_t dnodeProcessConfigDnodeMsg(SRpcMsg *pMsg) {
 }
 
 void dnodeUpdateMnodeEpSetForPeer(SRpcEpSet *pEpSet) {
-  dInfo("mnode EP list for is changed, numOfEps:%d inUse:%d", pEpSet->numOfEps, pEpSet->inUse);
+  if (pEpSet->numOfEps <= 0) {
+    dError("mnode EP list for peer is changed, but content is invalid, discard it");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  dInfo("mnode EP list for peer is changed, numOfEps:%d inUse:%d", pEpSet->numOfEps, pEpSet->inUse);
   for (int i = 0; i < pEpSet->numOfEps; ++i) {
     pEpSet->port[i] -= TSDB_PORT_DNODEDNODE;
     dInfo("mnode index:%d %s:%u", i, pEpSet->fqdn[i], pEpSet->port[i])
diff --git a/src/mnode/src/mnodePeer.c b/src/mnode/src/mnodePeer.c
index 7b4b4e4343c8fd7f4f2655162b25363da5c71394..8b368a33f4c7336178fcd949b729ca81fa660b4a 100644
--- a/src/mnode/src/mnodePeer.c
+++ b/src/mnode/src/mnodePeer.c
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ int32_t mnodeProcessPeerReq(SMnodeMsg *pMsg) {
     rpcRsp->rsp = epSet;
     rpcRsp->len = sizeof(SRpcEpSet);
 
-    mDebug("%p, msg:%s in mpeer queue, will be redireced inUse:%d", pMsg->rpcMsg.ahandle, taosMsg[pMsg->rpcMsg.msgType], epSet->inUse);
+    mDebug("%p, msg:%s in mpeer queue, will be redireced, numOfEps:%d inUse:%d", pMsg->rpcMsg.ahandle,
+           taosMsg[pMsg->rpcMsg.msgType], epSet->numOfEps, epSet->inUse);
     for (int32_t i = 0; i < epSet->numOfEps; ++i) {
       mDebug("mnode index:%d ep:%s:%d", i, epSet->fqdn[i], htons(epSet->port[i]));
     }