diff --git a/source/libs/sync/inc/syncRaftLog.h b/source/libs/sync/inc/syncRaftLog.h
index 0461c8f535..df5cd3f36c 100644
--- a/source/libs/sync/inc/syncRaftLog.h
+++ b/source/libs/sync/inc/syncRaftLog.h
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ typedef struct SSyncLogStoreData {
   SWal*      pWal;
 } SSyncLogStoreData;
 
-SSyncLogStore*  logStoreCreate(SSyncNode* pSyncNode);
-void            logStoreDestory(SSyncLogStore* pLogStore);
-cJSON*          logStore2Json(SSyncLogStore* pLogStore);
-char*           logStore2Str(SSyncLogStore* pLogStore);
-cJSON*          logStoreSimple2Json(SSyncLogStore* pLogStore);
-char*           logStoreSimple2Str(SSyncLogStore* pLogStore);
+SSyncLogStore* logStoreCreate(SSyncNode* pSyncNode);
+void           logStoreDestory(SSyncLogStore* pLogStore);
+cJSON*         logStore2Json(SSyncLogStore* pLogStore);
+char*          logStore2Str(SSyncLogStore* pLogStore);
+cJSON*         logStoreSimple2Json(SSyncLogStore* pLogStore);
+char*          logStoreSimple2Str(SSyncLogStore* pLogStore);
 
 // SSyncRaftEntry* logStoreGetLastEntry(SSyncLogStore* pLogStore);
 // SyncIndex       logStoreLastIndex(SSyncLogStore* pLogStore);
diff --git a/source/libs/sync/src/syncRaftLog.c b/source/libs/sync/src/syncRaftLog.c
index 997129f8a1..58fa8c2e8f 100644
--- a/source/libs/sync/src/syncRaftLog.c
+++ b/source/libs/sync/src/syncRaftLog.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ static int32_t         logStoreTruncate(SSyncLogStore* pLogStore, SyncIndex from
 static int32_t         logStoreUpdateCommitIndex(SSyncLogStore* pLogStore, SyncIndex index);
 static SyncIndex       logStoreGetCommitIndex(SSyncLogStore* pLogStore);
 
-
 SSyncLogStore* logStoreCreate(SSyncNode* pSyncNode) {
   SSyncLogStore* pLogStore = taosMemoryMalloc(sizeof(SSyncLogStore));
   assert(pLogStore != NULL);
@@ -88,7 +87,9 @@ SSyncRaftEntry* logStoreGetEntry(SSyncLogStore* pLogStore, SyncIndex index) {
 
   if (index >= SYNC_INDEX_BEGIN && index <= logStoreLastIndex(pLogStore)) {
     SWalReadHandle* pWalHandle = walOpenReadHandle(pWal);
-    int32_t         code = walReadWithHandle(pWalHandle, index);
+    ASSERT(pWalHandle != NULL);
+
+    int32_t code = walReadWithHandle(pWalHandle, index);
     if (code != 0) {
       int32_t     err = terrno;
       const char* errStr = tstrerror(err);