diff --git a/include/libs/stream/tstream.h b/include/libs/stream/tstream.h
index f407290c00..6e191e412d 100644
--- a/include/libs/stream/tstream.h
+++ b/include/libs/stream/tstream.h
@@ -140,8 +140,6 @@ typedef enum EStreamTaskEvent {
   TASK_EVENT_RESUME = 0x9,
   TASK_EVENT_HALT = 0xA,
   TASK_EVENT_DROPPING = 0xB,
-  TASK_EVENT_SCAN_TSDB = 0xC,
-  TASK_EVENT_SCAN_WAL = 0xD,
 } EStreamTaskEvent;
 
 typedef struct {
diff --git a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndStream.c b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndStream.c
index 6899a08602..a870f9d000 100644
--- a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndStream.c
+++ b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndStream.c
@@ -1156,6 +1156,50 @@ static int32_t initStreamNodeList(SMnode* pMnode) {
   return taosArrayGetSize(execInfo.pNodeList);
 }
 
+static bool taskNodeIsUpdated(SMnode* pMnode) {
+  // check if the node update happens or not
+  taosThreadMutexLock(&execInfo.lock);
+  int32_t numOfNodes = initStreamNodeList(pMnode);
+
+  if (numOfNodes == 0) {
+    mDebug("stream task node change checking done, no vgroups exist, do nothing");
+    execInfo.ts = taosGetTimestampSec();
+    taosThreadMutexUnlock(&execInfo.lock);
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  for (int32_t i = 0; i < numOfNodes; ++i) {
+    SNodeEntry *pNodeEntry = taosArrayGet(execInfo.pNodeList, i);
+    if (pNodeEntry->stageUpdated) {
+      mDebug("stream task not ready due to node update detected, checkpoint not issued");
+      taosThreadMutexUnlock(&execInfo.lock);
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  bool    allReady = true;
+  SArray *pNodeSnapshot = mndTakeVgroupSnapshot(pMnode, &allReady);
+  if (!allReady) {
+    mWarn("not all vnodes ready");
+    taosArrayDestroy(pNodeSnapshot);
+    taosThreadMutexUnlock(&execInfo.lock);
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  SVgroupChangeInfo changeInfo = mndFindChangedNodeInfo(pMnode, execInfo.pNodeList, pNodeSnapshot);
+  bool              nodeUpdated = (taosArrayGetSize(changeInfo.pUpdateNodeList) > 0);
+  taosArrayDestroy(changeInfo.pUpdateNodeList);
+  taosHashCleanup(changeInfo.pDBMap);
+  taosArrayDestroy(pNodeSnapshot);
+
+  if (nodeUpdated) {
+    mDebug("stream task not ready due to node update");
+  }
+
+  taosThreadMutexUnlock(&execInfo.lock);
+  return nodeUpdated;
+}
+
 static int32_t mndProcessStreamDoCheckpoint(SRpcMsg *pReq) {
   SMnode *    pMnode = pReq->info.node;
   SSdb *      pSdb = pMnode->pSdb;
@@ -1163,50 +1207,24 @@ static int32_t mndProcessStreamDoCheckpoint(SRpcMsg *pReq) {
   SStreamObj *pStream = NULL;
   int32_t     code = 0;
 
-  {  // check if the node update happens or not
-    int64_t ts = taosGetTimestampSec();
-
-    taosThreadMutexLock(&execInfo.lock);
-    int32_t numOfNodes = initStreamNodeList(pMnode);
-    taosThreadMutexUnlock(&execInfo.lock);
-
-    if (numOfNodes == 0) {
-      mDebug("stream task node change checking done, no vgroups exist, do nothing");
-      execInfo.ts = ts;
-      return 0;
-    }
-
-    for(int32_t i = 0; i < numOfNodes; ++i) {
-      SNodeEntry* pNodeEntry = taosArrayGet(execInfo.pNodeList, i);
-      if (pNodeEntry->stageUpdated) {
-        mDebug("stream task not ready due to node update detected, checkpoint not issued");
-        return 0;
-      }
-    }
-
-    bool    allReady = true;
-    SArray *pNodeSnapshot = mndTakeVgroupSnapshot(pMnode, &allReady);
-    if (!allReady) {
-      mWarn("not all vnodes are ready, ignore the checkpoint") taosArrayDestroy(pNodeSnapshot);
-      return 0;
-    }
-
-    SVgroupChangeInfo changeInfo = mndFindChangedNodeInfo(pMnode, execInfo.pNodeList, pNodeSnapshot);
-    bool              nodeUpdated = (taosArrayGetSize(changeInfo.pUpdateNodeList) > 0);
-    taosArrayDestroy(changeInfo.pUpdateNodeList);
-    taosHashCleanup(changeInfo.pDBMap);
-    taosArrayDestroy(pNodeSnapshot);
-
-    if (nodeUpdated) {
-      mDebug("stream task not ready due to node update, checkpoint not issued");
-      return 0;
-    }
+    // check if the node update happens or not
+  bool updated = taskNodeIsUpdated(pMnode);
+  if (updated) {
+    mWarn("checkpoint ignore, stream task nodes update detected");
+    return -1;
   }
 
   {  // check if all tasks are in TASK_STATUS__READY status
     bool ready = true;
-
     taosThreadMutexLock(&execInfo.lock);
+
+    // no streams exists, abort
+    int32_t numOfTasks = taosArrayGetSize(execInfo.pTaskList);
+    if (numOfTasks <= 0) {
+      taosThreadMutexUnlock(&execInfo.lock);
+      return 0;
+    }
+
     for (int32_t i = 0; i < taosArrayGetSize(execInfo.pTaskList); ++i) {
       STaskId *         p = taosArrayGet(execInfo.pTaskList, i);
       STaskStatusEntry *pEntry = taosHashGet(execInfo.pTaskMap, p, sizeof(*p));
@@ -1762,6 +1780,12 @@ static int32_t mndProcessPauseStreamReq(SRpcMsg *pReq) {
     return -1;
   }
 
+  bool updated = taskNodeIsUpdated(pMnode);
+  if (updated) {
+    mError("tasks are not ready for pause, node update detected");
+    return -1;
+  }
+
   STrans *pTrans = mndTransCreate(pMnode, TRN_POLICY_RETRY, TRN_CONFLICT_DB_INSIDE, pReq, "pause-stream");
   if (pTrans == NULL) {
     mError("stream:%s, failed to pause stream since %s", pauseReq.name, terrstr());