diff --git a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndStream.c b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndStream.c
index 5d41e1506c..0a107518df 100644
--- a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndStream.c
+++ b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndStream.c
@@ -1931,11 +1931,6 @@ static int32_t mndProcessVgroupChange(SMnode *pMnode, SVgroupChangeInfo *pChange
         sdbCancelFetch(pSdb, pIter);
         return terrno = code;
       }
-
-      code = mndStreamRegisterTrans(pTrans, MND_STREAM_TASK_UPDATE_NAME, pStream->uid);
-      if (code) {
-        mError("failed to register trans, transId:%d, and continue", pTrans->id);
-      }
     }
 
     if (!includeAllNodes) {
@@ -1951,6 +1946,12 @@ static int32_t mndProcessVgroupChange(SMnode *pMnode, SVgroupChangeInfo *pChange
     mDebug("stream:0x%" PRIx64 " %s involved node changed, create update trans, transId:%d", pStream->uid,
            pStream->name, pTrans->id);
 
+    // NOTE: for each stream, we register one trans entry for task update
+    code = mndStreamRegisterTrans(pTrans, MND_STREAM_TASK_UPDATE_NAME, pStream->uid);
+    if (code) {
+      mError("failed to register trans, transId:%d, and continue", pTrans->id);
+    }
+
     code = mndStreamSetUpdateEpsetAction(pMnode, pStream, pChangeInfo, pTrans);
 
     // todo: not continue, drop all and retry again
diff --git a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndStreamTrans.c b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndStreamTrans.c
index 905a73ad48..a1f87f4d72 100644
--- a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndStreamTrans.c
+++ b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndStreamTrans.c
@@ -35,7 +35,12 @@ int32_t mndStreamClearFinishedTrans(SMnode *pMnode, int32_t *pNumOfActiveChkpt)
   size_t  keyLen = 0;
   void   *pIter = NULL;
   SArray *pList = taosArrayInit(4, sizeof(SKeyInfo));
-  int32_t num = 0;
+  int32_t numOfChkpt = 0;
+  int32_t numOfTaskUpdate = 0;
+
+  if (pNumOfActiveChkpt != NULL) {
+    *pNumOfActiveChkpt = 0;
+  }
 
   if (pList == NULL) {
     return terrno;
@@ -50,15 +55,15 @@ int32_t mndStreamClearFinishedTrans(SMnode *pMnode, int32_t *pNumOfActiveChkpt)
       void *pKey = taosHashGetKey(pEntry, &keyLen);
       // key is the name of src/dst db name
       SKeyInfo info = {.pKey = pKey, .keyLen = keyLen};
-      mDebug("transId:%d %s startTs:%" PRId64 " cleared since finished", pEntry->transId, pEntry->name,
-             pEntry->startTime);
+      mDebug("transId:%d stream:0x%" PRIx64 " %s startTs:%" PRId64 " cleared since finished", pEntry->transId,
+             pEntry->streamId, pEntry->name, pEntry->startTime);
       void* p = taosArrayPush(pList, &info);
       if (p == NULL) {
         return terrno;
       }
     } else {
       if (strcmp(pEntry->name, MND_STREAM_CHECKPOINT_NAME) == 0) {
-        num++;
+        numOfChkpt++;
       }
       mndReleaseTrans(pMnode, pTrans);
     }
@@ -78,48 +83,34 @@ int32_t mndStreamClearFinishedTrans(SMnode *pMnode, int32_t *pNumOfActiveChkpt)
     }
   }
 
-  mDebug("clear %d finished stream-trans, remained:%d, active checkpoint trans:%d", size,
-         taosHashGetSize(execInfo.transMgmt.pDBTrans), num);
+  mDebug("clear %d finished stream-trans, active trans:%d, active checkpoint trans:%d, update trans:%d", size,
+         taosHashGetSize(execInfo.transMgmt.pDBTrans), numOfChkpt, numOfTaskUpdate);
 
   taosArrayDestroy(pList);
 
   if (pNumOfActiveChkpt != NULL) {
-    *pNumOfActiveChkpt = num;
+    *pNumOfActiveChkpt = numOfChkpt;
   }
 
   return 0;
 }
 
-// * Transactions of different streams are not related. Here only check the conflict of transaction for a given stream.
-// For a given stream:
-// 1. checkpoint trans is conflict with any other trans except for the drop and reset trans.
-// 2. create/drop/reset/update trans are conflict with any other trans.
-int32_t mndStreamTransConflictCheck(SMnode *pMnode, int64_t streamId, const char *pTransName, bool lock) {
-  if (lock) {
-    streamMutexLock(&execInfo.lock);
-  }
-
+static int32_t doStreamTransConflictCheck(SMnode *pMnode, int64_t streamId, const char *pTransName) {
   int32_t num = taosHashGetSize(execInfo.transMgmt.pDBTrans);
   if (num <= 0) {
-    if (lock) {
-      streamMutexUnlock(&execInfo.lock);
-    }
     return 0;
   }
 
+  // if any task updates exist, any other stream trans are not allowed to be created
   int32_t code = mndStreamClearFinishedTrans(pMnode, NULL);
   if (code) {
-    mError("failed to clear finish trans, code:%s", tstrerror(code));
+    mError("failed to clear finish trans, code:%s, and continue", tstrerror(code));
   }
 
   SStreamTransInfo *pEntry = taosHashGet(execInfo.transMgmt.pDBTrans, &streamId, sizeof(streamId));
   if (pEntry != NULL) {
     SStreamTransInfo tInfo = *pEntry;
 
-    if (lock) {
-      streamMutexUnlock(&execInfo.lock);
-    }
-
     if (strcmp(tInfo.name, MND_STREAM_CHECKPOINT_NAME) == 0) {
       if ((strcmp(pTransName, MND_STREAM_DROP_NAME) != 0) && (strcmp(pTransName, MND_STREAM_TASK_RESET_NAME) != 0) &&
           (strcmp(pTransName, MND_STREAM_RESTART_NAME) != 0)) {
@@ -141,11 +132,25 @@ int32_t mndStreamTransConflictCheck(SMnode *pMnode, int64_t streamId, const char
     mDebug("stream:0x%" PRIx64 " no conflict trans existed, continue create trans", streamId);
   }
 
+  return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+// * Transactions of different streams are not related. Here only check the conflict of transaction for a given stream.
+// For a given stream:
+// 1. checkpoint trans is conflict with any other trans except for the drop and reset trans.
+// 2. create/drop/reset/update trans are conflict with any other trans.
+int32_t mndStreamTransConflictCheck(SMnode *pMnode, int64_t streamId, const char *pTransName, bool lock) {
+  if (lock) {
+    streamMutexLock(&execInfo.lock);
+  }
+
+  int32_t code = doStreamTransConflictCheck(pMnode, streamId, pTransName);
+
   if (lock) {
     streamMutexUnlock(&execInfo.lock);
   }
 
-  return 0;
+  return code;
 }
 
 int32_t mndStreamGetRelTrans(SMnode *pMnode, int64_t streamId) {