diff --git a/cluster/src/main/java/org/apache/iotdb/cluster/server/member/MetaGroupMember.java b/cluster/src/main/java/org/apache/iotdb/cluster/server/member/MetaGroupMember.java
index 1d75920451dac..0224c29ca50f5 100644
--- a/cluster/src/main/java/org/apache/iotdb/cluster/server/member/MetaGroupMember.java
+++ b/cluster/src/main/java/org/apache/iotdb/cluster/server/member/MetaGroupMember.java
@@ -786,6 +786,10 @@ protected synchronized void startSubServers() {
   /** When the node restarts, it sends handshakes to all other nodes so they may know it is back. */
   private void sendHandshake() {
     for (Node node : allNodes) {
+      if (ClusterUtils.nodeEqual(node, thisNode)) {
+        // no need to shake hands with yourself
+        continue;
+      }
       try {
         if (ClusterDescriptor.getInstance().getConfig().isUseAsyncServer()) {
           AsyncMetaClient asyncClient = (AsyncMetaClient) getAsyncClient(node);
diff --git a/cluster/src/main/java/org/apache/iotdb/cluster/utils/ClusterUtils.java b/cluster/src/main/java/org/apache/iotdb/cluster/utils/ClusterUtils.java
index 4c645879398a5..446382b751f59 100644
--- a/cluster/src/main/java/org/apache/iotdb/cluster/utils/ClusterUtils.java
+++ b/cluster/src/main/java/org/apache/iotdb/cluster/utils/ClusterUtils.java
@@ -353,4 +353,10 @@ public static PartitionGroup partitionByPathTimeWithSync(
     }
     return partitionGroup;
   }
+
+  public static boolean nodeEqual(Node node1, Node node2) {
+    ClusterNode clusterNode1 = new ClusterNode(node1);
+    ClusterNode clusterNode2 = new ClusterNode(node2);
+    return clusterNode1.equals(clusterNode2);
+  }
 }