diff --git a/src/gausskernel/process/postmaster/pgarch.cpp b/src/gausskernel/process/postmaster/pgarch.cpp
index 93032cfe..327e823a 100644
--- a/src/gausskernel/process/postmaster/pgarch.cpp
+++ b/src/gausskernel/process/postmaster/pgarch.cpp
@@ -430,6 +430,15 @@ static void pgarch_MainLoop(void)
                 if (time_to_stop) {
                     continue;
                 }
+
+                /* 
+                 * cannot send archive task if we don't acquire an archive slot.
+                 */
+                if (t_thrd.slot_cxt.MyReplicationSlot == NULL) {
+                    ereport(LOG, (errmsg("there is no slot to flush, exit the archvier")));
+                    break;
+                }
+
                 gettimeofday(&curtime, NULL);
                 const long time_diff = TIME_GET_MILLISEC(curtime) -  t_thrd.arch.last_arch_time;
                 XLogRecPtr receivePtr;
diff --git a/src/gausskernel/process/postmaster/postmaster.cpp b/src/gausskernel/process/postmaster/postmaster.cpp
index 7a0bfbd2..93f720d0 100755
--- a/src/gausskernel/process/postmaster/postmaster.cpp
+++ b/src/gausskernel/process/postmaster/postmaster.cpp
@@ -2788,7 +2788,8 @@ static int ServerLoop(void)
         if (g_instance.pid_cxt.PgArchPID == 0 && !dummyStandbyMode) {
             obs_slot = getObsReplicationSlot();
             if ((XLogArchivingActive() && pmState == PM_RUN) ||
-                ((pmState == PM_RUN || pmState == PM_HOT_STANDBY) && obs_slot != NULL)) {
+                ((pmState == PM_RUN || pmState == PM_HOT_STANDBY) && obs_slot != NULL &&
+                    get_local_dbstate() == NORMAL_STATE)) {
                  g_instance.pid_cxt.PgArchPID = pgarch_start();
             }
         }
@@ -5420,7 +5421,8 @@ static void reaper(SIGNAL_ARGS)
             if (g_instance.pid_cxt.PgArchPID == 0 && !dummyStandbyMode) {
                 obs_slot = getObsReplicationSlot();
                 if ((XLogArchivingActive() && pmState == PM_RUN) ||
-                    ((pmState == PM_RUN || pmState == PM_HOT_STANDBY) && obs_slot != NULL)) {
+                    ((pmState == PM_RUN || pmState == PM_HOT_STANDBY) && obs_slot != NULL &&
+                        get_local_dbstate() == NORMAL_STATE)) {
                     g_instance.pid_cxt.PgArchPID = pgarch_start();
                 }
             }