diff --git a/src/rootserver/restore/ob_import_table_job_scheduler.cpp b/src/rootserver/restore/ob_import_table_job_scheduler.cpp
index 65605af152..24c8053c0f 100644
--- a/src/rootserver/restore/ob_import_table_job_scheduler.cpp
+++ b/src/rootserver/restore/ob_import_table_job_scheduler.cpp
@@ -121,7 +121,10 @@ int ObImportTableJobScheduler::check_compatible_() const
 int ObImportTableJobScheduler::process_(share::ObImportTableJob &job)
 {
   int ret = OB_SUCCESS;
-  if (OB_FAIL(wait_src_tenant_schema_refreshed_(job.get_src_tenant_id()))) {
+  bool is_dropped = false;
+  if (OB_FAIL(schema_service_->check_if_tenant_has_been_dropped(job.get_src_tenant_id(), is_dropped))) {
+    LOG_WARN("failed to check if tenant has been dropped", K(ret), "tenant_id", job.get_src_tenant_id());
+  } else if (!is_dropped && OB_FAIL(wait_src_tenant_schema_refreshed_(job.get_src_tenant_id()))) {
     if (OB_SCHEMA_EAGAIN != ret) {
       LOG_WARN("failed to wait src tenant schema refreshed", K(ret), K(job));
     }