diff --git a/cdc/capture/capture.go b/cdc/capture/capture.go
index 0cc89ffe4d2..7c412f30bd7 100644
--- a/cdc/capture/capture.go
+++ b/cdc/capture/capture.go
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ func (c *captureImpl) reset(ctx context.Context) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Trace(err)
 	}
+	log.Info("reset session successfully", zap.Any("session", sess))
 
 	c.captureMu.Lock()
 	defer c.captureMu.Unlock()
diff --git a/cdc/server/server.go b/cdc/server/server.go
index ee8ffe22f99..738204bbfd0 100644
--- a/cdc/server/server.go
+++ b/cdc/server/server.go
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/backoff"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/keepalive"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@ func (s *server) prepare(ctx context.Context) error {
 	logConfig := logutil.DefaultZapLoggerConfig
 	logConfig.Level = zap.NewAtomicLevelAt(zapcore.ErrorLevel)
 
+	log.Info("create etcdCli", zap.Strings("endpoints", s.pdEndpoints))
 	// we do not pass a `context` to the etcd client,
 	// to prevent it's cancelled when the server is closing.
 	// For example, when the non-owner node goes offline,
@@ -178,6 +180,10 @@ func (s *server) prepare(ctx context.Context) error {
 				},
 				MinConnectTimeout: 3 * time.Second,
 			}),
+			grpc.WithKeepaliveParams(keepalive.ClientParameters{
+				Time:    10 * time.Second,
+				Timeout: 20 * time.Second,
+			}),
 		},
 	})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -335,9 +341,6 @@ func (s *server) startStatusHTTP(serverCtx context.Context, lis net.Listener) er
 }
 
 func (s *server) etcdHealthChecker(ctx context.Context) error {
-	ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Second * 3)
-	defer ticker.Stop()
-
 	conf := config.GetGlobalServerConfig()
 	grpcClient, err := pd.NewClientWithContext(ctx, s.pdEndpoints, conf.Security.PDSecurityOption())
 	if err != nil {
@@ -349,6 +352,9 @@ func (s *server) etcdHealthChecker(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 	defer pc.Close()
 
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Second * 3)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
@@ -370,6 +376,12 @@ func (s *server) etcdHealthChecker(ctx context.Context) error {
 					Observe(time.Since(start).Seconds())
 				cancel()
 			}
+			ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 5*time.Second)
+			_, err = s.etcdClient.GetEtcdClient().Unwrap().MemberList(ctx)
+			cancel()
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Warn("etcd health check error, fail to list etcd members", zap.Error(err))
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/etcd/client.go b/pkg/etcd/client.go
index a1c82c07fc1..1e96c1546be 100644
--- a/pkg/etcd/client.go
+++ b/pkg/etcd/client.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 // set to var instead of const for mocking the value to speedup test
-var maxTries uint64 = 8
+var maxTries uint64 = 12
 
 // Client is a simple wrapper that adds retry to etcd RPC
 type Client struct {
diff --git a/pkg/version/check.go b/pkg/version/check.go
index 3217187f292..2be6566f2a3 100644
--- a/pkg/version/check.go
+++ b/pkg/version/check.go
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ func SanitizeVersion(v string) string {
 	return strings.TrimPrefix(v, "v")
 }
 
+var checkClusterVersionRetryTimes = 10
+
 // CheckClusterVersion check TiKV and PD version.
 // need only one PD alive and match the cdc version.
 func CheckClusterVersion(
@@ -92,7 +94,8 @@ func CheckClusterVersion(
 			return checkPDVersion(ctx, pdAddr, credential)
 		}, retry.WithBackoffBaseDelay(time.Millisecond.Milliseconds()*10),
 			retry.WithBackoffMaxDelay(time.Second.Milliseconds()),
-			retry.WithMaxTries(5))
+			retry.WithMaxTries(uint64(checkClusterVersionRetryTimes)),
+			retry.WithIsRetryableErr(cerror.IsRetryableError))
 		if err == nil {
 			break
 		}
@@ -145,6 +148,8 @@ func checkPDVersion(ctx context.Context, pdAddr string, credential *security.Cre
 		return err
 	}
 
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 10*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
 	resp, err := httpClient.Get(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("%s/pd/api/v1/version", pdAddr))
 	if err != nil {
 		return cerror.ErrCheckClusterVersionFromPD.GenWithStackByArgs(err)
diff --git a/pkg/version/check_test.go b/pkg/version/check_test.go
index f67cb3fb1db..fb13b356bf8 100644
--- a/pkg/version/check_test.go
+++ b/pkg/version/check_test.go
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ func TestCheckClusterVersion(t *testing.T) {
 	{
 		retryTimes := 0
 		mock.getStatusCode = func() int {
-			if retryTimes < 5 {
+			if retryTimes < checkClusterVersionRetryTimes {
 				retryTimes++
 				return http.StatusBadRequest
 			}