diff --git a/server/api/shard_test.go b/server/api/shard_test.go
index 39d9f91a..95b423c1 100644
--- a/server/api/shard_test.go
+++ b/server/api/shard_test.go
@@ -28,8 +28,12 @@ import (
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"strconv"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
+	"github.com/apache/kvrocks-controller/config"
+	"github.com/apache/kvrocks-controller/controller"
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+	"github.com/go-redis/redis/v8"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"github.com/apache/kvrocks-controller/consts"
@@ -161,12 +165,22 @@ func TestShardBasics(t *testing.T) {
 func TestClusterFailover(t *testing.T) {
 	ns := "test-ns"
 	clusterName := "test-cluster-failover"
-	handler := &ShardHandler{s: store.NewClusterStore(engine.NewMock())}
+	clusterStore := store.NewClusterStore(engine.NewMock())
+	handler := &ShardHandler{s: clusterStore}
 	cluster, err := store.NewCluster(clusterName, []string{"127.0.0.1:7770", "127.0.0.1:7771"}, 2)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	node0, _ := cluster.Shards[0].Nodes[0].(*store.ClusterNode)
 	node1, _ := cluster.Shards[0].Nodes[1].(*store.ClusterNode)
 
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	ctrl, err := controller.New(clusterStore, &config.ControllerConfig{
+		FailOver: &config.FailOverConfig{MaxPingCount: 3, PingIntervalSeconds: 3},
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, ctrl.Start(ctx))
+	ctrl.WaitForReady()
+	defer ctrl.Close()
+
 	runFailover := func(t *testing.T, shardIndex, expectedStatusCode int) {
 		recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
 		ctx := GetTestContext(recorder)
@@ -191,6 +205,26 @@ func TestClusterFailover(t *testing.T) {
 		}()
 
 		require.NoError(t, handler.s.CreateCluster(ctx, ns, cluster))
+		require.Eventually(t, func() bool {
+			// Confirm that the cluster info has been synced to each node
+			clusterInfo, err := node1.GetClusterInfo(ctx)
+			if err != nil {
+				return false
+			}
+			return clusterInfo.CurrentEpoch >= 1
+		}, 10*time.Second, 100*time.Millisecond)
+		masterClient := redis.NewClusterClient(&redis.ClusterOptions{
+			Addrs: []string{node0.Addr()},
+		})
+		require.NoError(t, masterClient.Set(ctx, "a", 100, 0).Err())
+		require.Eventually(t, func() bool {
+			slaveClient := redis.NewClusterClient(&redis.ClusterOptions{
+				Addrs:    []string{node1.Addr()},
+				ReadOnly: true,
+			})
+			return slaveClient.Get(ctx, "a").Val() == "100"
+		}, 10*time.Second, 100*time.Millisecond)
+
 		runFailover(t, 0, http.StatusOK)
 	})
 
diff --git a/store/cluster_mock_node.go b/store/cluster_mock_node.go
index 35988ae5..1f72ae0f 100644
--- a/store/cluster_mock_node.go
+++ b/store/cluster_mock_node.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func NewClusterMockNode() *ClusterMockNode {
 }
 
 func (mock *ClusterMockNode) GetClusterNodeInfo(ctx context.Context) (*ClusterNodeInfo, error) {
-	return &ClusterNodeInfo{Sequence: mock.Sequence}, nil
+	return &ClusterNodeInfo{Sequence: mock.Sequence, Role: mock.role}, nil
 }
 
 func (mock *ClusterMockNode) GetClusterInfo(ctx context.Context) (*ClusterInfo, error) {