diff --git a/src/gausskernel/storage/replication/walsender.cpp b/src/gausskernel/storage/replication/walsender.cpp
index 671e7a8d0..39654b28e 100755
--- a/src/gausskernel/storage/replication/walsender.cpp
+++ b/src/gausskernel/storage/replication/walsender.cpp
@@ -2786,7 +2786,13 @@ static int WalSndLoop(WalSndSendDataCallback send_data)
             marked_stream_replication = u_sess->attr.attr_storage.enable_stream_replication;
             ProcessConfigFile(PGC_SIGHUP);
             SyncRepInitConfig();
-            sync_config_needed = true;
+            if (g_instance.attr.attr_common.sync_config_strategy == ALL_NODE ||
+                (g_instance.attr.attr_common.sync_config_strategy == ONLY_SYNC_NODE &&
+                t_thrd.walsender_cxt.MyWalSnd->sync_standby_priority > 0)) {
+                sync_config_needed = true;
+            } else {
+                sync_config_needed = false;
+            }
         }
 
         /* switchover is forbidden when catchup thread in progress */
@@ -2906,10 +2912,7 @@ static int WalSndLoop(WalSndSendDataCallback send_data)
             }
         }
 
-        if (sync_config_needed &&
-	    (g_instance.attr.attr_common.sync_config_strategy == ALL_NODE ||
-	    (g_instance.attr.attr_common.sync_config_strategy == ONLY_SYNC_NODE &&
-	         t_thrd.walsender_cxt.MyWalSnd->sync_standby_priority > 0))) {
+        if (sync_config_needed) {
             if (t_thrd.walsender_cxt.walsender_shutdown_requested) {
                 if (!AM_WAL_DB_SENDER && !SendConfigFile(t_thrd.walsender_cxt.gucconf_file))
                     ereport(LOG, (errmsg("failed to send config to the peer when walsender shutdown.")));