diff --git a/cdc/owner/changefeed.go b/cdc/owner/changefeed.go
index 94f8fee99fe..f5fd347b769 100644
--- a/cdc/owner/changefeed.go
+++ b/cdc/owner/changefeed.go
@@ -475,6 +475,9 @@ func (c *changefeed) updateStatus(currentTs int64, barrierTs model.Ts) {
 	}
 	c.state.PatchStatus(func(status *model.ChangeFeedStatus) (*model.ChangeFeedStatus, bool, error) {
 		changed := false
+		if status == nil {
+			return nil, changed, nil
+		}
 		if status.ResolvedTs != resolvedTs {
 			status.ResolvedTs = resolvedTs
 			changed = true
diff --git a/cdc/owner/feed_state_manager.go b/cdc/owner/feed_state_manager.go
index fe84913e7b4..b29b5c53bd6 100644
--- a/cdc/owner/feed_state_manager.go
+++ b/cdc/owner/feed_state_manager.go
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ func (m *feedStateManager) handleAdminJob() (jobsPending bool) {
 		m.patchState(model.StateNormal)
 		// remove error history to make sure the changefeed can running in next tick
 		m.state.PatchInfo(func(info *model.ChangeFeedInfo) (*model.ChangeFeedInfo, bool, error) {
+			if info == nil {
+				return nil, false, nil
+			}
 			if info.Error != nil || len(info.ErrorHis) != 0 {
 				info.Error = nil
 				info.ErrorHis = nil
@@ -199,6 +202,9 @@ func (m *feedStateManager) patchState(feedState model.FeedState) {
 	})
 	m.state.PatchInfo(func(info *model.ChangeFeedInfo) (*model.ChangeFeedInfo, bool, error) {
 		changed := false
+		if info == nil {
+			return nil, changed, nil
+		}
 		if info.State != feedState {
 			info.State = feedState
 			changed = true
@@ -263,6 +269,9 @@ func (m *feedStateManager) handleError(errs ...*model.RunningError) {
 	for _, err := range errs {
 		if cerrors.ChangefeedFastFailErrorCode(errors.RFCErrorCode(err.Code)) {
 			m.state.PatchInfo(func(info *model.ChangeFeedInfo) (*model.ChangeFeedInfo, bool, error) {
+				if info == nil {
+					return nil, false, nil
+				}
 				info.Error = err
 				info.ErrorHis = append(info.ErrorHis, time.Now().UnixNano()/1e6)
 				info.CleanUpOutdatedErrorHistory()
@@ -275,6 +284,9 @@ func (m *feedStateManager) handleError(errs ...*model.RunningError) {
 	}
 
 	m.state.PatchInfo(func(info *model.ChangeFeedInfo) (*model.ChangeFeedInfo, bool, error) {
+		if info == nil {
+			return nil, false, nil
+		}
 		for _, err := range errs {
 			info.Error = err
 			info.ErrorHis = append(info.ErrorHis, time.Now().UnixNano()/1e6)