diff --git a/pkg/backup/client.go b/pkg/backup/client.go
index a4dae42bd..7633cc6b8 100644
--- a/pkg/backup/client.go
+++ b/pkg/backup/client.go
@@ -546,8 +546,8 @@ func (bc *Client) findRegionLeader(
 	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
 		// better backoff.
 		region, err := bc.mgr.GetPDClient().GetRegion(ctx, key)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Error("find leader failed", zap.Error(err))
+		if err != nil || region == nil {
+			log.Error("find leader failed", zap.Error(err), zap.Reflect("region", region))
 			time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * time.Duration(100*i))
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/restore/import.go b/pkg/restore/import.go
index 0bf2b49dd..3fcbcad45 100644
--- a/pkg/restore/import.go
+++ b/pkg/restore/import.go
@@ -273,6 +273,12 @@ func (importer *FileImporter) Import(
 						if errIngest != nil {
 							break ingestRetry
 						}
+						// do not get region info, wait a second and continue
+						if newInfo == nil {
+							log.Warn("get region by key return nil", zap.Reflect("region", info.Region))
+							time.Sleep(time.Second)
+							continue
+						}
 					}
 					log.Debug("ingest sst returns not leader error, retry it",
 						utils.ZapRegion(info.Region),