diff --git a/src/common/meta/src/kv_backend/postgres.rs b/src/common/meta/src/kv_backend/postgres.rs
index d55e0b8a1505..23c506761a9d 100644
--- a/src/common/meta/src/kv_backend/postgres.rs
+++ b/src/common/meta/src/kv_backend/postgres.rs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ const RANGE_SCAN_FULL_RANGE: &str =
 
 const FULL_TABLE_DELETE: &str = "DELETE FROM greptime_metakv RETURNING k,v";
 
-const POINT_DELETE: &str = "DELETE FROM greptime_metakv WHERE K = $1 RETURNING k,v;";
+pub const POINT_DELETE: &str = "DELETE FROM greptime_metakv WHERE K = $1 RETURNING k,v;";
 
 const PREFIX_DELETE: &str = "DELETE FROM greptime_metakv WHERE k LIKE $1 RETURNING k,v;";
 
diff --git a/src/meta-srv/src/election/postgres.rs b/src/meta-srv/src/election/postgres.rs
index 2f88794d2b6c..485e9ac0c042 100644
--- a/src/meta-srv/src/election/postgres.rs
+++ b/src/meta-srv/src/election/postgres.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::{self, Duration};
 
 use common_meta::distributed_time_constants::{META_KEEP_ALIVE_INTERVAL_SECS, META_LEASE_SECS};
-use common_meta::kv_backend::postgres::{CAS, POINT_GET, PREFIX_SCAN, PUT_IF_NOT_EXISTS};
+use common_meta::kv_backend::postgres::{
+    CAS, POINT_DELETE, POINT_GET, PREFIX_SCAN, PUT_IF_NOT_EXISTS,
+};
 use common_telemetry::{error, info, warn};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use snafu::{ensure, ResultExt};
@@ -170,8 +172,22 @@ impl Election for PgElection {
                 .as_secs_f64()
                 + CANDIDATE_LEASE_SECS as f64,
         };
-        self.put_value_with_lease(&key, &value_with_lease).await?;
+        let res = self.put_value_with_lease(&key, &value_with_lease).await?;
+        // May registered before, check if the lease is expired. If not, just renew the lease.
+        if !res {
+            let prev = self.get_value_with_lease(&key).await?;
+            if prev.expire_time
+                < time::SystemTime::now()
+                    .duration_since(time::UNIX_EPOCH)
+                    .unwrap_or_default()
+                    .as_secs_f64()
+            {
+                self.delete_value(&key).await?;
+                self.put_value_with_lease(&key, &value_with_lease).await?;
+            }
+        }
 
+        // Renew the lease
         let mut keep_alive_interval =
             tokio::time::interval(Duration::from_secs(KEEP_ALIVE_INTERVAL_SECS));
 
@@ -430,7 +446,7 @@ impl PgElection {
         }
     }
 
-    // Returns `true` if the insertion is successful
+    /// Returns `true` if the insertion is successful
     async fn put_value_with_lease(&self, key: &Vec<u8>, value: &ValueWithLease) -> Result<bool> {
         let value = serde_json::to_string(value)
             .with_context(|_| SerializeToJsonSnafu {
@@ -447,6 +463,18 @@ impl PgElection {
         Ok(res.is_empty())
     }
 
+    /// Returns `true` if the deletion is successful.
+    /// Caution: Should only delete the key if the lease is expired.
+    async fn delete_value(&self, key: &Vec<u8>) -> Result<bool> {
+        let res = self
+            .client
+            .query(POINT_DELETE, &[key])
+            .await
+            .context(PostgresExecutionSnafu)?;
+
+        Ok(res.len() == 1)
+    }
+
     async fn keep_alive(
         &self,
         key: &Vec<u8>,
@@ -507,6 +535,8 @@ impl PgElection {
                 .unwrap_or_default()
                 .as_secs_f64();
             if leader_value_with_lease.expire_time <= now {
+                // Invalidate preivous leader
+                self.delete_value(key).await?;
                 return Ok(());
             }
         }