diff --git a/drainer/collector.go b/drainer/collector.go
index 3487d0968..9cdd2ca71 100644
--- a/drainer/collector.go
+++ b/drainer/collector.go
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ func (c *Collector) publish(ctx context.Context, upper, lower int64) {
 
 	if lower > oldLower {
 		c.window.SaveLower(lower)
-		c.publishBinlogs(ctx, lower)
+		c.publishBinlogs(ctx, oldLower, lower)
 		windowGauge.WithLabelValues("lower").Set(float64(lower))
 	}
 	if upper > oldUpper {
@@ -252,7 +252,8 @@ func (c *Collector) LoadHistoryDDLJobs() ([]*model.Job, error) {
 	return jobs, nil
 }
 
-func (c *Collector) publishBinlogs(ctx context.Context, lower int64) {
+// publishBinlogs collects binlogs whose commitTS are in (minTS, maxTS], then publish them in ascending commitTS order
+func (c *Collector) publishBinlogs(ctx context.Context, minTS, maxTS int64) {
 	// multiple ways sort:
 	// 1. get multiple way sorted binlogs
 	// 2. use heap to merge sort
@@ -260,7 +261,7 @@ func (c *Collector) publishBinlogs(ctx context.Context, lower int64) {
 	bss := make(map[string]binlogItems)
 	binlogOffsets := make(map[string]int)
 	for id, p := range c.pumps {
-		bs := p.collectBinlogs(lower)
+		bs := p.collectBinlogs(minTS, maxTS)
 		if bs.Len() > 0 {
 			bss[id] = bs
 			binlogOffsets[id] = 1
diff --git a/drainer/executor.go b/drainer/executor.go
index ae7c7688e..6b21b12d6 100644
--- a/drainer/executor.go
+++ b/drainer/executor.go
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func (d *Executor) prepare(jobs []*model.Job) (*binlogItem, error) {
 		binlog := b.binlog
 		commitTS := binlog.GetCommitTs()
 		jobID := binlog.GetDdlJobId()
-		if commitTS < d.initCommitTS {
+		if commitTS <= d.initCommitTS {
 			if jobID > 0 {
 				latestSchemaVersion = b.job.BinlogInfo.SchemaVersion
 			}
@@ -478,15 +478,10 @@ func (d *Executor) run(b *binlogItem) error {
 		go d.sync(d.toDBs[i], d.jobCh[i])
 	}
 
-	maxCommitTS := d.initCommitTS
 	for {
 		binlog := b.binlog
 		commitTS := binlog.GetCommitTs()
 		jobID := binlog.GetDdlJobId()
-		if commitTS <= maxCommitTS {
-			continue
-		}
-		maxCommitTS = commitTS
 
 		if jobID == 0 {
 			preWriteValue := binlog.GetPrewriteValue()
@@ -507,10 +502,7 @@ func (d *Executor) run(b *binlogItem) error {
 
 			if d.skipDDL(schema, table) {
 				log.Debugf("[skip ddl]db:%s table:%s, sql:%s, commit ts %d, pos %v", schema, table, sql, commitTS, b.pos)
-				continue
-			}
-
-			if sql != "" {
+			} else if sql != "" {
 				sql, err = d.translator.GenDDLSQL(sql, schema)
 				if err != nil {
 					return errors.Trace(err)
diff --git a/drainer/pump.go b/drainer/pump.go
index 30eb416ea..e6fdd50d5 100644
--- a/drainer/pump.go
+++ b/drainer/pump.go
@@ -338,11 +338,14 @@ func (p *Pump) getDDLJob(id int64) (*model.Job, error) {
 	return job, nil
 }
 
-func (p *Pump) collectBinlogs(maxTS int64) binlogItems {
+func (p *Pump) collectBinlogs(minTS, maxTS int64) binlogItems {
 	var bs binlogItems
 	item := p.bh.pop()
 	for item != nil && item.binlog.CommitTs <= maxTS {
-		bs = append(bs, item)
+		// make sure to discard old binlogs whose commitTS is earlier or equal minTS
+		if item.binlog.CommitTs > minTS {
+			bs = append(bs, item)
+		}
 		// update pump's current position
 		if ComparePos(p.current, item.pos) == -1 {
 			p.current = item.pos