diff --git a/be/src/olap/data_dir.cpp b/be/src/olap/data_dir.cpp
index e47bfa640f4004..661e8eaa826601 100755
--- a/be/src/olap/data_dir.cpp
+++ b/be/src/olap/data_dir.cpp
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ void DataDir::perform_path_gc_by_rowsetid() {
             RowsetId rowset_id = -1;
             bool is_rowset_file = _tablet_manager->get_rowset_id_from_path(path, &rowset_id);
             if (is_rowset_file) {
-                TabletSharedPtr tablet = _tablet_manager->get_tablet(tablet_id, schema_hash, true);
+                TabletSharedPtr tablet = _tablet_manager->get_tablet(tablet_id, schema_hash);
                 if (tablet != nullptr) {
                     bool valid = tablet->check_rowset_id(rowset_id);
                     if (!valid) {
@@ -968,13 +968,9 @@ void DataDir::perform_path_gc_by_rowsetid() {
                         // and the rowsetid is not in committed rowsets
                         // then delete the path.
                         if (rowset_id < tablet->initial_end_rowset_id()
-                                && !StorageEngine::instance()->check_rowset_id_in_unused_rowsets(rowset_id)) {
-                            RowsetMetaSharedPtr rowset_meta = nullptr;
-                            OLAPStatus status = RowsetMetaManager::get_rowset_meta(
-                                    _meta, tablet->tablet_uid(), rowset_id, rowset_meta);
-                            if (status == OLAP_ERR_META_KEY_NOT_FOUND) {
-                                _process_garbage_path(path);
-                            }
+                                && !StorageEngine::instance()->check_rowset_id_in_unused_rowsets(rowset_id)
+                                && !RowsetMetaManager::check_rowset_meta(_meta, tablet->tablet_uid(), rowset_id)) {
+                            _process_garbage_path(path);
                         }
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/be/src/olap/rowset/rowset_meta_manager.cpp b/be/src/olap/rowset/rowset_meta_manager.cpp
index 3fc3faf951119a..abc6792e293a54 100644
--- a/be/src/olap/rowset/rowset_meta_manager.cpp
+++ b/be/src/olap/rowset/rowset_meta_manager.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,16 @@ namespace doris {
 
 const std::string ROWSET_PREFIX = "rst_";
 
+bool RowsetMetaManager::check_rowset_meta(OlapMeta* meta, TabletUid tablet_uid, int64_t rowset_id) {
+    std::string key = ROWSET_PREFIX + tablet_uid.to_string() + "_" + std::to_string(rowset_id);
+    std::string value;
+    OLAPStatus s = meta->get(META_COLUMN_FAMILY_INDEX, key, &value);
+    if (s != OLAP_SUCCESS) {
+        return false; 
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
 OLAPStatus RowsetMetaManager::get_rowset_meta(OlapMeta* meta, TabletUid tablet_uid, int64_t rowset_id, RowsetMetaSharedPtr rowset_meta) {
     std::string key = ROWSET_PREFIX + tablet_uid.to_string() + "_" + std::to_string(rowset_id);
     std::string value;
diff --git a/be/src/olap/rowset/rowset_meta_manager.h b/be/src/olap/rowset/rowset_meta_manager.h
index 8a1f3dd13b1be4..0411243d7bbadb 100644
--- a/be/src/olap/rowset/rowset_meta_manager.h
+++ b/be/src/olap/rowset/rowset_meta_manager.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ namespace doris {
 // Helper class for managing rowset meta of one root path.
 class RowsetMetaManager {
 public:
+    static bool check_rowset_meta(OlapMeta* meta, TabletUid tablet_uid, int64_t rowset_id);
+
     static OLAPStatus get_rowset_meta(OlapMeta* meta, TabletUid tablet_uid, int64_t rowset_id, RowsetMetaSharedPtr rowset_meta);
 
     static OLAPStatus get_json_rowset_meta(OlapMeta* meta, TabletUid tablet_uid, int64_t rowset_id, std::string* json_rowset_meta);
diff --git a/be/src/olap/tablet_manager.cpp b/be/src/olap/tablet_manager.cpp
index aa374f5ebf9fea..5abd653947ec2f 100755
--- a/be/src/olap/tablet_manager.cpp
+++ b/be/src/olap/tablet_manager.cpp
@@ -609,6 +609,7 @@ TabletSharedPtr TabletManager::_get_tablet(TTabletId tablet_id, SchemaHash schem
     tablet = _get_tablet_with_no_lock(tablet_id, schema_hash);
     if (tablet == nullptr && include_deleted) {
         for (auto& deleted_tablet : _shutdown_tablets) {
+            CHECK(deleted_tablet != nullptr) << "deleted tablet in nullptr";
             if (deleted_tablet->tablet_id() == tablet_id && deleted_tablet->schema_hash() == schema_hash) {
                 tablet = deleted_tablet;
                 break;
@@ -1350,6 +1351,7 @@ TabletSharedPtr TabletManager::_get_tablet_with_no_lock(TTabletId tablet_id, Sch
     tablet_map_t::iterator it = _tablet_map.find(tablet_id);
     if (it != _tablet_map.end()) {
         for (TabletSharedPtr tablet : it->second.table_arr) {
+            CHECK(tablet != nullptr) << "tablet is nullptr:" << tablet;
             if (tablet->equal(tablet_id, schema_hash)) {
                 VLOG(3) << "get tablet success. tablet_id=" << tablet_id
                         << ", schema_hash=" << schema_hash;
diff --git a/be/test/olap/rowset/rowset_meta_manager_test.cpp b/be/test/olap/rowset/rowset_meta_manager_test.cpp
index 6fbf9db523be27..63c5125d49e370 100644
--- a/be/test/olap/rowset/rowset_meta_manager_test.cpp
+++ b/be/test/olap/rowset/rowset_meta_manager_test.cpp
@@ -80,12 +80,14 @@ TEST_F(RowsetMetaManagerTest, TestSaveAndGetAndRemove) {
     ASSERT_EQ(rowset_meta.rowset_id(), rowset_id);
     OLAPStatus status = RowsetMetaManager::save(_meta, _tablet_uid, rowset_id, &rowset_meta);
     ASSERT_TRUE(status == OLAP_SUCCESS);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(RowsetMetaManager::check_rowset_meta(_meta, _tablet_uid, rowset_id));
     std::string json_rowset_meta_read;
     status = RowsetMetaManager::get_json_rowset_meta(_meta, _tablet_uid, rowset_id, &json_rowset_meta_read);
     ASSERT_TRUE(status == OLAP_SUCCESS);
     ASSERT_EQ(_json_rowset_meta, json_rowset_meta_read);
     status = RowsetMetaManager::remove(_meta, _tablet_uid, rowset_id);
     ASSERT_TRUE(status == OLAP_SUCCESS);
+    ASSERT_FALSE(RowsetMetaManager::check_rowset_meta(_meta, _tablet_uid, rowset_id));
     RowsetMetaSharedPtr rowset_meta_read(new RowsetMeta());
     status = RowsetMetaManager::get_rowset_meta(_meta, _tablet_uid, rowset_id, rowset_meta_read);
     ASSERT_TRUE(status != OLAP_SUCCESS);
@@ -95,6 +97,7 @@ TEST_F(RowsetMetaManagerTest, TestLoad) {
     uint64_t rowset_id = 10000;
     OLAPStatus status = RowsetMetaManager::load_json_rowset_meta(_meta, rowset_meta_path);
     ASSERT_TRUE(status == OLAP_SUCCESS);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(RowsetMetaManager::check_rowset_meta(_meta, _tablet_uid, rowset_id));
     std::string json_rowset_meta_read;
     status = RowsetMetaManager::get_json_rowset_meta(_meta, _tablet_uid, rowset_id, &json_rowset_meta_read);
     ASSERT_TRUE(status == OLAP_SUCCESS);