diff --git a/cloud/src/recycler/recycler.cpp b/cloud/src/recycler/recycler.cpp
index 7527b3b3b0879d..4a7b7b499135ff 100644
--- a/cloud/src/recycler/recycler.cpp
+++ b/cloud/src/recycler/recycler.cpp
@@ -2967,7 +2967,7 @@ int InstanceRecycler::scan_and_recycle(
     };
 
     std::unique_ptr<RangeGetIterator> it;
-    do {
+    while (it == nullptr /* may be not init */ || (it->more() && !stopped())) {
         if (get_range_retried > 1000) {
             err = "txn_get exceeds max retry, may not scan all keys";
             ret = -1;
@@ -3006,7 +3006,7 @@ int InstanceRecycler::scan_and_recycle(
             err = "loop_done error";
             ret = -1;
         }
-    } while (it->more() && !stopped());
+    }
     return ret;
 }