diff --git a/pkg/schedule/coordinator.go b/pkg/schedule/coordinator.go
index 1603bb01c34..bdb7fcb464d 100644
--- a/pkg/schedule/coordinator.go
+++ b/pkg/schedule/coordinator.go
@@ -217,7 +217,11 @@ func (c *Coordinator) runPrepareChecker() {
 		case <-c.ctx.Done():
 			return
 		case <-ticker.C:
-			c.prepareChecker.Check(c.cluster.GetBasicCluster())
+			if !c.prepareChecker.IsPrepared() {
+				if c.prepareChecker.Check(c.cluster.GetBasicCluster()) {
+					log.Info("prepare checker is finished")
+				}
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/schedule/core/prepare_checker.go b/pkg/schedule/core/prepare_checker.go
index 3c5432a9812..ffc2a507175 100644
--- a/pkg/schedule/core/prepare_checker.go
+++ b/pkg/schedule/core/prepare_checker.go
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@ func NewPrepareChecker() *PrepareChecker {
 
 // Check checks if the coordinator has finished cluster information preparation.
 func (checker *PrepareChecker) Check(c *core.BasicCluster) bool {
-	if checker.IsPrepared() {
-		return true
-	}
 	checker.Lock()
 	defer checker.Unlock()
 
diff --git a/server/cluster/cluster_test.go b/server/cluster/cluster_test.go
index cbb4574ca7e..9b856ebc390 100644
--- a/server/cluster/cluster_test.go
+++ b/server/cluster/cluster_test.go
@@ -2873,6 +2873,7 @@ func TestCheckCache(t *testing.T) {
 		cfg.ReplicaScheduleLimit = 0
 	}, nil, nil, re)
 	defer cleanup()
+	co.GetPrepareChecker().SetPrepared()
 	oc := co.GetOperatorController()
 	checker := co.GetCheckerController()
 
@@ -3028,6 +3029,7 @@ func TestPeerState(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tc, co, cleanup := prepare(nil, nil, func(co *schedule.Coordinator) { co.Run() }, re)
 	defer cleanup()
+	co.GetPrepareChecker().SetPrepared()
 
 	// Transfer peer from store 4 to store 1.
 	re.NoError(tc.addRegionStore(1, 10))
@@ -3072,6 +3074,7 @@ func TestAddScheduler(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tc, co, cleanup := prepare(nil, nil, func(co *schedule.Coordinator) { co.Run() }, re)
 	defer cleanup()
+	co.GetPrepareChecker().SetPrepared()
 	controller := co.GetSchedulersController()
 	re.Len(controller.GetSchedulerNames(), len(sc.DefaultSchedulers))
 	re.NoError(controller.RemoveScheduler(types.BalanceLeaderScheduler.String()))