diff --git a/source/libs/sync/inc/syncSnapshot.h b/source/libs/sync/inc/syncSnapshot.h
index 3c22f03bf2..63e69f77ca 100644
--- a/source/libs/sync/inc/syncSnapshot.h
+++ b/source/libs/sync/inc/syncSnapshot.h
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ typedef struct SSyncSnapshotReceiver {
 SSyncSnapshotReceiver *snapshotReceiverCreate(SSyncNode *pSyncNode, int32_t replicaIndex);
 void                   snapshotReceiverDestroy(SSyncSnapshotReceiver *pReceiver);
 void                   snapshotReceiverStart(SSyncSnapshotReceiver *pReceiver);
+bool                   snapshotReceiverIsStart(SSyncSnapshotReceiver *pReceiver);
 void                   snapshotReceiverStop(SSyncSnapshotReceiver *pReceiver);
 cJSON                 *snapshotReceiver2Json(SSyncSnapshotReceiver *pReceiver);
 char                  *snapshotReceiver2Str(SSyncSnapshotReceiver *pReceiver);
diff --git a/source/libs/sync/src/syncSnapshot.c b/source/libs/sync/src/syncSnapshot.c
index b06f8d9779..1d52d9be33 100644
--- a/source/libs/sync/src/syncSnapshot.c
+++ b/source/libs/sync/src/syncSnapshot.c
@@ -346,6 +346,8 @@ void snapshotReceiverDestroy(SSyncSnapshotReceiver *pReceiver) {
   }
 }
 
+bool snapshotReceiverIsStart(SSyncSnapshotReceiver *pReceiver) { return pReceiver->start; }
+
 // begin receive snapshot msg (current term, seq begin)
 static void snapshotReceiverDoStart(SSyncSnapshotReceiver *pReceiver) {
   pReceiver->term = pReceiver->pSyncNode->pRaftStore->currentTerm;
@@ -359,7 +361,7 @@ static void snapshotReceiverDoStart(SSyncSnapshotReceiver *pReceiver) {
 // if receiver receive msg from seq = SYNC_SNAPSHOT_SEQ_BEGIN, start receiver
 // if already start, force close, start again
 void snapshotReceiverStart(SSyncSnapshotReceiver *pReceiver) {
-  if (!(pReceiver->start)) {
+  if (!snapshotReceiverIsStart(pReceiver)) {
     // start
     snapshotReceiverDoStart(pReceiver);
     pReceiver->start = true;