diff --git a/source/libs/wal/src/walMeta.c b/source/libs/wal/src/walMeta.c
index 85791fa682..fa22805df2 100644
--- a/source/libs/wal/src/walMeta.c
+++ b/source/libs/wal/src/walMeta.c
@@ -481,6 +481,10 @@ int walCheckAndRepairIdxFile(SWal* pWal, int32_t fileIdx) {
       continue;
     }
 
+    if (offset != (idxEntry.ver - pFileInfo->firstVer) * sizeof(SWalIdxEntry)) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
     if (walReadLogHead(pLogFile, idxEntry.offset, &ckHead) < 0) {
       wWarn("vgId:%d, failed to read log file since %s. file:%s, offset:%" PRId64 ", idx entry ver:%" PRId64 "",
             pWal->cfg.vgId, terrstr(), fLogNameStr, idxEntry.offset, idxEntry.ver);
@@ -493,6 +497,8 @@ int walCheckAndRepairIdxFile(SWal* pWal, int32_t fileIdx) {
   }
   offset += sizeof(SWalIdxEntry);
 
+  ASSERT(offset == (idxEntry.ver - pFileInfo->firstVer + 1) * sizeof(SWalIdxEntry));
+
   // ftruncate idx file
   if (offset < fileSize) {
     if (taosFtruncateFile(pIdxFile, offset) < 0) {