diff --git a/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/client/heartbeat/HoodieHeartbeatClient.java b/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/client/heartbeat/HoodieHeartbeatClient.java
index 76bdbc46174c6..d141094e4ade4 100644
--- a/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/client/heartbeat/HoodieHeartbeatClient.java
+++ b/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/client/heartbeat/HoodieHeartbeatClient.java
@@ -266,6 +266,11 @@ private void updateHeartbeat(String instantTime) throws HoodieHeartbeatException
       heartbeat.setLastHeartbeatTime(newHeartbeatTime);
       heartbeat.setNumHeartbeats(heartbeat.getNumHeartbeats() + 1);
     } catch (IOException io) {
+      Boolean isHeartbeatStopped = instantToHeartbeatMap.get(instantTime).isHeartbeatStopped;
+      if (isHeartbeatStopped) {
+        LOG.warn(String.format("update heart beat failed, because the instant time %s was stopped ? : %s", instantTime, isHeartbeatStopped));
+        return;
+      }
       throw new HoodieHeartbeatException("Unable to generate heartbeat for instant " + instantTime, io);
     }
   }