diff --git a/src/storage/access/ob_multiple_merge.cpp b/src/storage/access/ob_multiple_merge.cpp
index c5b91ee70..f8aacdf2d 100644
--- a/src/storage/access/ob_multiple_merge.cpp
+++ b/src/storage/access/ob_multiple_merge.cpp
@@ -1274,21 +1274,26 @@ int ObMultipleMerge::refresh_tablet_iter()
   } else {
     // reset first, in case get_read_tables fail and rowkey_read_info_ become dangling
     access_param_->iter_param_.rowkey_read_info_ = nullptr;
-    const common::ObTabletID tablet_id = get_table_param_->tablet_iter_.get_tablet()->get_tablet_meta().tablet_id_;
-    if (OB_FAIL(MTL(ObLSService*)->get_ls(access_ctx_->ls_id_, ls_handle, ObLSGetMod::STORAGE_MOD))) {
-      LOG_WARN("failed to get ls", K(ret));
+    const int64_t remain_timeout = THIS_WORKER.get_timeout_remain();
+    const share::ObLSID &ls_id = access_ctx_->ls_id_;
+    const common::ObTabletID &tablet_id = get_table_param_->tablet_iter_.get_tablet()->get_tablet_meta().tablet_id_;
+    if (OB_UNLIKELY(remain_timeout <= 0)) {
+      ret = OB_TIMEOUT;
+      LOG_WARN("timeout reached", K(ret), K(ls_id), K(tablet_id), K(remain_timeout));
+    } else if (OB_FAIL(MTL(ObLSService*)->get_ls(ls_id, ls_handle, ObLSGetMod::STORAGE_MOD))) {
+      LOG_WARN("failed to get ls", K(ret), K(ls_id));
     } else if (OB_ISNULL(ls_handle.get_ls())) {
       ret = OB_ERR_UNEXPECTED;
       LOG_WARN("ls is null", K(ret), K(ls_handle));
     } else if (OB_FAIL(ls_handle.get_ls()->get_tablet_svr()->get_read_tables(
         tablet_id,
-        ObTabletCommon::DEFAULT_GET_TABLET_DURATION_US,
+        remain_timeout,
         get_table_param_->sample_info_.is_no_sample()
           ? access_ctx_->store_ctx_->mvcc_acc_ctx_.get_snapshot_version().get_val_for_tx()
           : INT64_MAX,
         get_table_param_->tablet_iter_,
         false/*allow_not_ready*/))) {
-      LOG_WARN("failed to refresh tablet iterator", K(ret), K_(get_table_param), KP_(access_param));
+      LOG_WARN("failed to refresh tablet iterator", K(ret), K(ls_id), K_(get_table_param), KP_(access_param));
     } else {
       get_table_param_->refreshed_merge_ = this;
       access_param_->iter_param_.rowkey_read_info_ =
diff --git a/src/storage/ls/ob_ls_tablet_service.cpp b/src/storage/ls/ob_ls_tablet_service.cpp
index 41a6b7362..12d332d65 100644
--- a/src/storage/ls/ob_ls_tablet_service.cpp
+++ b/src/storage/ls/ob_ls_tablet_service.cpp
@@ -2384,8 +2384,12 @@ int ObLSTabletService::check_read_info_same(const AllowToReadMgr::AllowToReadInf
   return ret;
 }
 
+// ATTENTION!
+// here we pass VALUE rather than REF for tablet id,
+// because tablet id may be from iter, which will be reset in function,
+// thus tablet id will be invalid
 int ObLSTabletService::get_read_tables(
-    const common::ObTabletID &tablet_id,
+    const common::ObTabletID tablet_id,
     const int64_t timeout_us,
     const int64_t snapshot_version,
     ObTabletTableIterator &iter,
diff --git a/src/storage/ls/ob_ls_tablet_service.h b/src/storage/ls/ob_ls_tablet_service.h
index a725a4613..8b0751242 100644
--- a/src/storage/ls/ob_ls_tablet_service.h
+++ b/src/storage/ls/ob_ls_tablet_service.h
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ public:
       const bool for_replay = false,
       const share::SCN clog_checkpoint_scn = share::SCN::min_scn());
   int get_read_tables(
-      const common::ObTabletID &tablet_id,
+      const common::ObTabletID tablet_id,
       const int64_t timeout_us,
       const int64_t snapshot_version,
       ObTabletTableIterator &iter,
diff --git a/src/storage/ob_storage_table_guard.cpp b/src/storage/ob_storage_table_guard.cpp
index 7579e859b..136a20af1 100644
--- a/src/storage/ob_storage_table_guard.cpp
+++ b/src/storage/ob_storage_table_guard.cpp
@@ -178,24 +178,20 @@ int ObStorageTableGuard::refresh_and_protect_table(ObRelativeTable &relative_tab
   }
 
   while (OB_SUCC(ret) && need_to_refresh_table(*iter.table_iter())) {
-    if (OB_FAIL(store_ctx_.ls_->get_tablet_svr()->get_read_tables(
+    const int64_t remain_timeout = THIS_WORKER.get_timeout_remain();
+    if (OB_UNLIKELY(remain_timeout <= 0)) {
+      ret = OB_TRANS_STMT_TIMEOUT;
+    } else if (OB_FAIL(store_ctx_.ls_->get_tablet_svr()->get_read_tables(
         tablet_id,
-        ObTabletCommon::DEFAULT_GET_TABLET_DURATION_US,
+        remain_timeout,
         store_ctx_.mvcc_acc_ctx_.get_snapshot_version().get_val_for_tx(),
         iter,
         relative_table.allow_not_ready()))) {
-      LOG_WARN("fail to get read tables", K(ret), K(ls_id), K(tablet_id),
-           "table id", relative_table.get_table_id());
+      LOG_WARN("fail to get read tables", K(ret), K(ls_id), K(remain_timeout),
+           "table_id", relative_table.get_table_id());
     } else {
       // no worry. iter will hold tablet reference and its life cycle is longer than guard
       tablet_ = iter.get_tablet();
-      // TODO: check if session is killed
-      if (store_ctx_.timeout_ > 0) {
-        const int64_t query_left_time = store_ctx_.timeout_ - ObTimeUtility::current_time();
-        if (query_left_time <= 0) {
-          ret = OB_TRANS_STMT_TIMEOUT;
-        }
-      }
     }
   }