diff --git a/source/libs/sync/src/syncMain.c b/source/libs/sync/src/syncMain.c
index 06e3765fcf..0fe074084f 100644
--- a/source/libs/sync/src/syncMain.c
+++ b/source/libs/sync/src/syncMain.c
@@ -1724,9 +1724,8 @@ void syncNodeResetElectTimer(SSyncNode* pSyncNode) {
     electMS = syncUtilElectRandomMS(pSyncNode->electBaseLine, 2 * pSyncNode->electBaseLine);
   }
 
-  // TODO check return value
   if ((code = syncNodeRestartElectTimer(pSyncNode, electMS)) != 0) {
-    sError("vgId:%d, failed to restart elect timer since %s", pSyncNode->vgId, tstrerror(code));
+    sWarn("vgId:%d, failed to restart elect timer since %s", pSyncNode->vgId, tstrerror(code));
     return;
   };
 
diff --git a/source/libs/sync/src/syncPipeline.c b/source/libs/sync/src/syncPipeline.c
index efb71b5714..af6aab5d2b 100644
--- a/source/libs/sync/src/syncPipeline.c
+++ b/source/libs/sync/src/syncPipeline.c
@@ -1152,11 +1152,11 @@ int32_t syncLogReplProcessReply(SSyncLogReplMgr* pMgr, SSyncNode* pNode, SyncApp
   int32_t code = 0;
   if (pMgr->restored) {
     if ((code = syncLogReplContinue(pMgr, pNode, pMsg)) != 0) {
-      sError("vgId:%d, failed to continue sync log repl since %s", pNode->vgId, tstrerror(code));
+      sWarn("vgId:%d, failed to continue sync log repl since %s", pNode->vgId, tstrerror(code));
     }
   } else {
     if ((code = syncLogReplRecover(pMgr, pNode, pMsg)) != 0) {
-      sError("vgId:%d, failed to recover sync log repl since %s", pNode->vgId, tstrerror(code));
+      sWarn("vgId:%d, failed to recover sync log repl since %s", pNode->vgId, tstrerror(code));
     }
   }
   (void)taosThreadMutexUnlock(&pBuf->mutex);
diff --git a/source/libs/sync/src/syncReplication.c b/source/libs/sync/src/syncReplication.c
index 7466aaf66e..7b5b40f327 100644
--- a/source/libs/sync/src/syncReplication.c
+++ b/source/libs/sync/src/syncReplication.c
@@ -75,8 +75,10 @@ int32_t syncNodeReplicateWithoutLock(SSyncNode* pNode) {
       continue;
     }
     SSyncLogReplMgr* pMgr = pNode->logReplMgrs[i];
-    if (syncLogReplStart(pMgr, pNode) != 0) {
-      sError("vgId:%d, failed to start log replication to dnode:%d", pNode->vgId, DID(&(pNode->replicasId[i])));
+    int32_t          ret = 0;
+    if ((ret = syncLogReplStart(pMgr, pNode)) != 0) {
+      sWarn("vgId:%d, failed to start log replication to dnode:%d since %s", pNode->vgId, DID(&(pNode->replicasId[i])),
+            tstrerror(ret));
     }
   }