diff --git a/src/flow/src/heartbeat.rs b/src/flow/src/heartbeat.rs
index 9cef02eac13c..07bc7e5ed7e1 100644
--- a/src/flow/src/heartbeat.rs
+++ b/src/flow/src/heartbeat.rs
@@ -103,6 +103,11 @@ impl HeartbeatTask {
             warn!("Heartbeat task started multiple times");
             return Ok(());
         }
+
+        self.create_streams().await
+    }
+
+    pub async fn create_streams(&self) -> Result<(), Error> {
         info!("Start to establish the heartbeat connection to metasrv.");
         let (req_sender, resp_stream) = self
             .meta_client
@@ -231,6 +236,8 @@ impl HeartbeatTask {
                 // set the timeout to half of the report interval so that it wouldn't delay heartbeat if something went horribly wrong
                 latest_report = query_flow_state(&query_stat_size, report_interval / 2).await;
             }
+
+            info!("flownode heartbeat task stopped.");
         });
     }
 
@@ -274,7 +281,7 @@ impl HeartbeatTask {
 
             info!("Try to re-establish the heartbeat connection to metasrv.");
 
-            if self.start().await.is_ok() {
+            if self.create_streams().await.is_ok() {
                 break;
             }
         }