diff --git a/mittest/logservice/test_ob_simple_log_arb.cpp b/mittest/logservice/test_ob_simple_log_arb.cpp
index 1d85f14eb5..ad0f6797d6 100644
--- a/mittest/logservice/test_ob_simple_log_arb.cpp
+++ b/mittest/logservice/test_ob_simple_log_arb.cpp
@@ -538,11 +538,11 @@ using namespace palflite;
 
 TEST_F(TestObSimpleLogClusterArbService, test_multi_meta_block)
 {
-  SET_CASE_LOG_FILE(TEST_NAME, "test_2f1a_defensive");
-  OB_LOGGER.set_log_level("DEBUG");
+  SET_CASE_LOG_FILE(TEST_NAME, "test_mutli_meta_block");
+  OB_LOGGER.set_log_level("INFO");
   MockLocCB loc_cb;
   int ret = OB_SUCCESS;
-  PALF_LOG(INFO, "begin test_2f1a_defensive");
+  PALF_LOG(INFO, "begin test_multi_meta_block");
 	int64_t leader_idx = 0;
   int64_t arb_replica_idx = -1;
   PalfHandleImplGuard leader;
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ TEST_F(TestObSimpleLogClusterArbService, test_multi_meta_block)
     }
   }
   delete_paxos_group(id);
-  PALF_LOG(INFO, "end test_2f1a_defensive", K(id));
+  PALF_LOG(INFO, "end test_mutli_meta_block", K(id));
 }
 
 // 1. 2F1A, the leader starts to degrade another F
diff --git a/src/logservice/ob_log_handler.h b/src/logservice/ob_log_handler.h
index c91420e473..4fe32859bd 100644
--- a/src/logservice/ob_log_handler.h
+++ b/src/logservice/ob_log_handler.h
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ public:
   // - OB_INVALID_ARGUMENT
   // - OB_ENTRY_NOT_EXIST: there is no log in disk
   // - OB_ERR_OUT_OF_LOWER_BOUND: scn is too old, log files may have been recycled
+  // - OB_NEED_RETRY: the block is being flashback, need retry.
   // - others: bug
   int locate_by_scn_coarsely(const share::SCN &scn, palf::LSN &result_lsn) override final;
 
@@ -288,6 +289,7 @@ public:
   // - OB_SUCCESS; locate_by_lsn_coarsely success
   // - OB_INVALID_ARGUMENT
   // - OB_ERR_OUT_OF_LOWER_BOUND: lsn is too small, log files may have been recycled
+  // - OB_NEED_RETRY: the block is being flashback, need retry.
   // - others: bug
   int locate_by_lsn_coarsely(const palf::LSN &lsn, share::SCN &result_scn) override final;
   // @brief, set the recycable lsn, palf will ensure that the data before recycable lsn readable.
diff --git a/src/logservice/palf/palf_handle_impl.h b/src/logservice/palf/palf_handle_impl.h
index abac517116..34ca501cb4 100755
--- a/src/logservice/palf/palf_handle_impl.h
+++ b/src/logservice/palf/palf_handle_impl.h
@@ -466,6 +466,7 @@ public:
   // - OB_INVALID_ARGUMENT
   // - OB_ENTRY_NOT_EXIST: there is no log in disk
   // - OB_ERR_OUT_OF_LOWER_BOUND: scn is too old, log files may have been recycled
+  // - OB_NEED_RETRY: the block is being flashback, need retry.
   // - others: bug
   virtual int locate_by_scn_coarsely(const share::SCN &scn, LSN &result_lsn) = 0;
 
@@ -482,6 +483,7 @@ public:
   // - OB_SUCCESS; locate_by_lsn_coarsely success
   // - OB_INVALID_ARGUMENT
   // - OB_ERR_OUT_OF_LOWER_BOUND: lsn is too small, log files may have been recycled
+  // - OB_NEED_RETRY: the block is being flashback, need retry.
   // - others: bug
   virtual int locate_by_lsn_coarsely(const LSN &lsn, share::SCN &result_scn) = 0;
   virtual int get_begin_lsn(LSN &lsn) const = 0;
diff --git a/src/storage/checkpoint/ob_checkpoint_executor.cpp b/src/storage/checkpoint/ob_checkpoint_executor.cpp
index 9f85c3ebdd..f2bc869f45 100644
--- a/src/storage/checkpoint/ob_checkpoint_executor.cpp
+++ b/src/storage/checkpoint/ob_checkpoint_executor.cpp
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@ int ObCheckpointExecutor::update_clog_checkpoint()
           } else if (OB_NOT_INIT == ret) {
             STORAGE_LOG(WARN, "palf has been disabled", K(ret), K(checkpoint_scn), K(ls_->get_ls_id()));
             ret = OB_SUCCESS;
+          } else if (OB_NEED_RETRY == ret) {
+            STORAGE_LOG(WARN, "locate_by_scn_coarsely need retry", K(checkpoint_scn), K(ls_->get_ls_id()));
+            ret = OB_SUCCESS;
           } else {
             STORAGE_LOG(ERROR, "locate lsn by logts failed", K(ret), K(ls_id),
                         K(checkpoint_scn), K(checkpoint_scn_in_ls_meta));