diff --git a/fe/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/catalog/Catalog.java b/fe/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/catalog/Catalog.java
index df5abde7d0..5f55be4e3b 100644
--- a/fe/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/catalog/Catalog.java
+++ b/fe/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/catalog/Catalog.java
@@ -687,10 +687,15 @@ public class Catalog {
         File roleFile = new File(IMAGE_DIR, Storage.ROLE_FILE);
         File versionFile = new File(IMAGE_DIR, Storage.VERSION_FILE);
 
-        // helper node is the local node. This usually happens when the very
-        // first node to start,
-        // or when one node to restart.
-        if (isMyself()) {
+        // if helper node is point to self, or there is ROLE and VERSION file in local.
+        // get the node type from local
+        if (isMyself() || (roleFile.exists() && versionFile.exists())) {
+
+            if (!isMyself()) {
+                LOG.info("find ROLE and VERSION file in local, ignore helper nodes: {}", helperNodes);
+            }
+
+            // check file integrity, if has.
             if ((roleFile.exists() && !versionFile.exists())
                     || (!roleFile.exists() && versionFile.exists())) {
                 LOG.error("role file and version file must both exist or both not exist. "
diff --git a/fe/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/master/Checkpoint.java b/fe/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/master/Checkpoint.java
index f87660d838..6802a86678 100644
--- a/fe/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/master/Checkpoint.java
+++ b/fe/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/master/Checkpoint.java
@@ -69,6 +69,13 @@ public class Checkpoint extends Daemon {
 
     @Override
     protected void runOneCycle() {
+        if (!Catalog.getInstance().isReady()) {
+            // here we use getInstance(), not getCurrentCatalog() because we truly want the Catalog instance,
+            // not the Checkpoint catalog instance.
+            // and if catalog is not ready, do not doing checkpoint.
+            return;
+        }
+
         long imageVersion = 0;
         long checkPointVersion = 0;
         Storage storage = null;
diff --git a/fe/src/test/java/org/apache/doris/alter/RollupJobV2Test.java b/fe/src/test/java/org/apache/doris/alter/RollupJobV2Test.java
index e8373d5253..2849e4f66a 100644
--- a/fe/src/test/java/org/apache/doris/alter/RollupJobV2Test.java
+++ b/fe/src/test/java/org/apache/doris/alter/RollupJobV2Test.java
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ public class RollupJobV2Test {
         clause.analyze(analyzer);
 
         FeConstants.runningUnitTest = true;
+        AgentTaskQueue.clearAllTasks();
     }
 
     @Test