diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 89e4dd2729..5951ad83b8 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -741,6 +741,14 @@ func (c *Config) Load(confFile string) error {
 	return err
 }
 
+// MinDDLLease returns the minimum valid value of the DDL lease.
+func (c *Config) MinDDLLease() time.Duration {
+	if c.Store == "tikv" {
+		return time.Second
+	}
+	return time.Duration(0)
+}
+
 // Valid checks if this config is valid.
 func (c *Config) Valid() error {
 	if c.Log.EnableErrorStack == c.Log.DisableErrorStack && c.Log.EnableErrorStack != nbUnset {
diff --git a/config/config_test.go b/config/config_test.go
index 454ad5428f..0b9661cf43 100644
--- a/config/config_test.go
+++ b/config/config_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/BurntSushi/toml"
 	. "github.com/pingcap/check"
@@ -326,6 +327,11 @@ xkNuJ2BlEGkwWLiRbKy1lNBBFUXKuhh3L/EIY10WTnr3TQzeL6H1
 	c.Assert(tlsConfig, NotNil)
 	c.Assert(os.Remove(certFile), IsNil)
 	c.Assert(os.Remove(keyFile), IsNil)
+
+	// for MinDDLLease
+	c.Assert(conf.MinDDLLease(), Equals, time.Duration(0))
+	conf.Store = "tikv"
+	c.Assert(conf.MinDDLLease(), Equals, time.Second)
 }
 
 func (s *testConfigSuite) TestConfigDiff(c *C) {
diff --git a/tidb-server/main.go b/tidb-server/main.go
index 9b56415605..2eb7826ad5 100644
--- a/tidb-server/main.go
+++ b/tidb-server/main.go
@@ -268,9 +268,9 @@ func setupBinlogClient() {
 	}
 
 	if len(cfg.Binlog.BinlogSocket) == 0 {
-		client, err = pumpcli.NewPumpsClient(cfg.Path, cfg.Binlog.Strategy, parseDuration(cfg.Binlog.WriteTimeout), securityOption)
+		client, err = pumpcli.NewPumpsClient(cfg.Path, cfg.Binlog.Strategy, parseDuration(cfg.Binlog.WriteTimeout, 0), securityOption)
 	} else {
-		client, err = pumpcli.NewLocalPumpsClient(cfg.Path, cfg.Binlog.BinlogSocket, parseDuration(cfg.Binlog.WriteTimeout), securityOption)
+		client, err = pumpcli.NewLocalPumpsClient(cfg.Path, cfg.Binlog.BinlogSocket, parseDuration(cfg.Binlog.WriteTimeout, 0), securityOption)
 	}
 
 	terror.MustNil(err)
@@ -320,13 +320,16 @@ func instanceName() string {
 }
 
 // parseDuration parses lease argument string.
-func parseDuration(lease string) time.Duration {
+func parseDuration(lease string, minVal time.Duration) time.Duration {
 	dur, err := time.ParseDuration(lease)
 	if err != nil {
 		dur, err = time.ParseDuration(lease + "s")
 	}
-	if err != nil || dur < 0 {
-		log.Fatal("invalid lease duration", zap.String("lease", lease))
+	if minVal < 0 {
+		minVal = 0
+	}
+	if err != nil || dur < minVal {
+		log.Fatal("invalid lease duration", zap.Duration("min value", minVal), zap.String("lease", lease))
 	}
 	return dur
 }
@@ -526,12 +529,12 @@ func overrideConfig() {
 }
 
 func setGlobalVars() {
-	ddlLeaseDuration := parseDuration(cfg.Lease)
+	ddlLeaseDuration := parseDuration(cfg.Lease, cfg.MinDDLLease())
 	session.SetSchemaLease(ddlLeaseDuration)
 	runtime.GOMAXPROCS(int(cfg.Performance.MaxProcs))
-	statsLeaseDuration := parseDuration(cfg.Performance.StatsLease)
+	statsLeaseDuration := parseDuration(cfg.Performance.StatsLease, 0)
 	session.SetStatsLease(statsLeaseDuration)
-	bindinfo.Lease = parseDuration(cfg.Performance.BindInfoLease)
+	bindinfo.Lease = parseDuration(cfg.Performance.BindInfoLease, 0)
 	domain.RunAutoAnalyze = cfg.Performance.RunAutoAnalyze
 	statistics.FeedbackProbability.Store(cfg.Performance.FeedbackProbability)
 	handle.MaxQueryFeedbackCount.Store(int64(cfg.Performance.QueryFeedbackLimit))
@@ -573,7 +576,7 @@ func setGlobalVars() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	tikv.CommitMaxBackoff = int(parseDuration(cfg.TiKVClient.CommitTimeout).Seconds() * 1000)
+	tikv.CommitMaxBackoff = int(parseDuration(cfg.TiKVClient.CommitTimeout, 0).Seconds() * 1000)
 	tikv.RegionCacheTTLSec = int64(cfg.TiKVClient.RegionCacheTTL)
 	domainutil.RepairInfo.SetRepairMode(cfg.RepairMode)
 	domainutil.RepairInfo.SetRepairTableList(cfg.RepairTableList)