diff --git a/pkg/ddl/db_integration_test.go b/pkg/ddl/db_integration_test.go
index 2ec36c1230..17e5e730ec 100644
--- a/pkg/ddl/db_integration_test.go
+++ b/pkg/ddl/db_integration_test.go
@@ -140,6 +140,29 @@ func TestModifyColumnAfterAddIndex(t *testing.T) {
 	tk.MustExec(`insert into city values ("abc"), ("abd");`)
 }
 
+func TestModifyColumnOldColumnIDNotFound(t *testing.T) {
+	store := testkit.CreateMockStore(t, mockstore.WithDDLChecker())
+	tk := testkit.NewTestKit(t, store)
+	tk.MustExec("use test")
+	tk.MustExec("create table t (a int, b int);")
+	tk.MustExec("insert into t values (1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3);")
+	model.SetJobVerInUse(model.JobVersion1)
+	mockOwnerChange := false
+	testfailpoint.EnableCall(t, "github.com/pingcap/tidb/pkg/ddl/afterRunOneJobStep", func(job *model.Job) {
+		if job.Type == model.ActionModifyColumn &&
+			job.SchemaState == model.StateWriteReorganization &&
+			!mockOwnerChange {
+			// Mock the first few phases of this DDL job is executed in old version TiDB.
+			model.UpdateJobArgsForTest(job, func(args []any) []any {
+				return args[:len(args)-1]
+			})
+			mockOwnerChange = true
+		}
+	})
+	tk.MustExec("alter table t modify column a tinyint;")
+	require.True(t, mockOwnerChange)
+}
+
 func TestIssue2293(t *testing.T) {
 	store := testkit.CreateMockStore(t, mockstore.WithDDLChecker())
 
diff --git a/pkg/ddl/executor.go b/pkg/ddl/executor.go
index c1528c4c74..c3f44a836b 100644
--- a/pkg/ddl/executor.go
+++ b/pkg/ddl/executor.go
@@ -6962,20 +6962,18 @@ func (e *executor) RefreshMeta(sctx sessionctx.Context, args *model.RefreshMetaA
 }
 
 func getScatterScopeFromSessionctx(sctx sessionctx.Context) string {
-	var scatterScope string
-	val, ok := sctx.GetSessionVars().GetSystemVar(vardef.TiDBScatterRegion)
-	if !ok {
-		logutil.DDLLogger().Info("won't scatter region since system variable didn't set")
-	} else {
-		scatterScope = val
+	if val, ok := sctx.GetSessionVars().GetSystemVar(vardef.TiDBScatterRegion); ok {
+		return val
 	}
-	return scatterScope
+	logutil.DDLLogger().Info("system variable tidb_scatter_region not found, use default value")
+	return vardef.DefTiDBScatterRegion
 }
 
 func getEnableDDLAnalyze(sctx sessionctx.Context) string {
 	if val, ok := sctx.GetSessionVars().GetSystemVar(vardef.TiDBEnableDDLAnalyze); ok {
 		return val
 	}
+	logutil.DDLLogger().Info("system variable tidb_enable_ddl_analyze not found, use default value")
 	return variable.BoolToOnOff(vardef.DefTiDBEnableDDLAnalyze)
 }
 
@@ -6983,5 +6981,6 @@ func getAnalyzeVersion(sctx sessionctx.Context) string {
 	if val, ok := sctx.GetSessionVars().GetSystemVar(vardef.TiDBAnalyzeVersion); ok {
 		return val
 	}
+	logutil.DDLLogger().Info("system variable tidb_analyze_version not found, use default value")
 	return strconv.Itoa(vardef.DefTiDBAnalyzeVersion)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/ddl/job_worker.go b/pkg/ddl/job_worker.go
index cff14b2d18..bcf7e4af0f 100644
--- a/pkg/ddl/job_worker.go
+++ b/pkg/ddl/job_worker.go
@@ -139,6 +139,12 @@ func (c *jobContext) cleanStepCtx() {
 	c.stepCtx = nil // unset stepCtx for the next step initialization
 }
 
+// genReorgTimeoutErr generates a reorganization timeout error.
+func (c *jobContext) genReorgTimeoutErr() error {
+	c.reorgTimeoutOccurred = true
+	return dbterror.ErrWaitReorgTimeout
+}
+
 func (c *jobContext) getAutoIDRequirement() autoid.Requirement {
 	return &asAutoIDRequirement{
 		store:     c.store,
diff --git a/pkg/ddl/modify_column.go b/pkg/ddl/modify_column.go
index 9c22ce2531..7a43d202a6 100644
--- a/pkg/ddl/modify_column.go
+++ b/pkg/ddl/modify_column.go
@@ -234,12 +234,20 @@ func getModifyColumnInfo(
 	if args.OldColumnID > 0 {
 		oldCol = model.FindColumnInfoByID(tblInfo.Columns, args.OldColumnID)
 	} else {
-		oldCol = model.FindColumnInfo(tblInfo.Columns, args.OldColumnName.L)
+		// Lower version TiDB doesn't persist the old column ID to job arguments.
+		// We have to use the old column name to locate the old column.
+		oldCol = model.FindColumnInfo(tblInfo.Columns, getRemovingObjName(args.OldColumnName.L))
+		if oldCol == nil {
+			// The old column maybe not in removing state.
+			oldCol = model.FindColumnInfo(tblInfo.Columns, args.OldColumnName.L)
+		}
 		if oldCol != nil {
 			args.OldColumnID = oldCol.ID
-			logutil.DDLLogger().Info("run modify column job, init old column id",
+			logutil.DDLLogger().Info("run modify column job, find old column by name",
+				zap.Int64("jobID", job.ID),
 				zap.String("oldColumnName", args.OldColumnName.L),
-				zap.Int64("oldColumnID", oldCol.ID))
+				zap.Int64("oldColumnID", oldCol.ID),
+			)
 		}
 	}
 	if oldCol == nil {
diff --git a/pkg/ddl/reorg.go b/pkg/ddl/reorg.go
index c1c581a776..51cec513aa 100644
--- a/pkg/ddl/reorg.go
+++ b/pkg/ddl/reorg.go
@@ -400,8 +400,7 @@ func (w *worker) runReorgJob(
 				logutil.DDLLogger().Warn("owner ts mismatch, return timeout error and retry",
 					zap.Int64("prevTS", res.ownerTS),
 					zap.Int64("curTS", curTS))
-				jobCtx.reorgTimeoutOccurred = true
-				return dbterror.ErrWaitReorgTimeout
+				return jobCtx.genReorgTimeoutErr()
 			}
 			// Since job is cancelled，we don't care about its partial counts.
 			// TODO(lance6716): should we also do for paused job?
@@ -440,8 +439,7 @@ func (w *worker) runReorgJob(
 			w.mergeWarningsIntoJob(job)
 
 			rc.resetWarnings()
-			jobCtx.reorgTimeoutOccurred = true
-			return dbterror.ErrWaitReorgTimeout
+			return jobCtx.genReorgTimeoutErr()
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/meta/model/job.go b/pkg/meta/model/job.go
index d27c0ccc6e..c462f318b6 100644
--- a/pkg/meta/model/job.go
+++ b/pkg/meta/model/job.go
@@ -528,6 +528,13 @@ func marshalArgs(jobVer JobVersion, args []any) (json.RawMessage, error) {
 	return rawArgs, errors.Trace(err)
 }
 
+// UpdateJobArgsForTest updates job.args with the given update function.
+func UpdateJobArgsForTest(job *Job, update func(args []any) []any) {
+	if intest.InTest {
+		job.args = update(job.args)
+	}
+}
+
 // Encode encodes job with json format.
 // updateRawArgs is used to determine whether to update the raw args.
 func (job *Job) Encode(updateRawArgs bool) ([]byte, error) {