diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeCommit.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeCommit.c
index f071775990..5acaf2bce4 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeCommit.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeCommit.c
@@ -160,6 +160,12 @@ int vnodeShouldCommit(SVnode *pVnode, bool atExit) {
                  (atExit && (pVnode->inUse->size > 0 || pVnode->pMeta->changed ||
                              pVnode->state.applied - pVnode->state.committed > 4096));
   }
+  vTrace("vgId:%d, should commit:%d, disk available:%d, buffer size:%" PRId64 ", node size:%" PRId64
+         ", meta changed:%d"
+         ", state:[%" PRId64 ",%" PRId64 "]",
+         TD_VID(pVnode), needCommit, diskAvail, pVnode->inUse ? pVnode->inUse->size : 0,
+         pVnode->inUse ? pVnode->inUse->node.size : 0, pVnode->pMeta->changed, pVnode->state.applied,
+         pVnode->state.committed);
   taosThreadMutexUnlock(&pVnode->mutex);
   return needCommit;
 }
diff --git a/source/libs/sync/src/syncPipeline.c b/source/libs/sync/src/syncPipeline.c
index 3543ed574c..796a45d997 100644
--- a/source/libs/sync/src/syncPipeline.c
+++ b/source/libs/sync/src/syncPipeline.c
@@ -874,6 +874,17 @@ int32_t syncLogReplRecover(SSyncLogReplMgr* pMgr, SSyncNode* pNode, SyncAppendEn
       sError("vgId:%d, failed to get prev log term since %s. index:%" PRId64, pNode->vgId, terrstr(), index + 1);
       return -1;
     }
+
+    if (pMsg->matchIndex == -1) {
+      // first time to restore
+      sInfo("vgId:%d, first time to restore sync log repl. peer: dnode:%d (%" PRIx64 "), repl-mgr:[%" PRId64 " %" PRId64
+            ", %" PRId64 "), buffer: [%" PRId64 " %" PRId64 " %" PRId64 ", %" PRId64 "), index:%" PRId64
+            ", firstVer:%" PRId64 ", term:%" PRId64 ", lastMatchTerm:%" PRId64,
+            pNode->vgId, DID(&destId), destId.addr, pMgr->startIndex, pMgr->matchIndex, pMgr->endIndex,
+            pBuf->startIndex, pBuf->commitIndex, pBuf->matchIndex, pBuf->endIndex, index, firstVer, term,
+            pMsg->lastMatchTerm);
+    }
+
     if ((index + 1 < firstVer) || (term < 0) ||
         (term != pMsg->lastMatchTerm && (index + 1 == firstVer || index == firstVer))) {
       ASSERT(term >= 0 || terrno == TSDB_CODE_WAL_LOG_NOT_EXIST);