diff --git a/hudi-sync/hudi-hive-sync/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/hive/SchemaDifference.java b/hudi-sync/hudi-hive-sync/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/hive/SchemaDifference.java
index e207b85f88259..f48208a439fd6 100644
--- a/hudi-sync/hudi-hive-sync/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/hive/SchemaDifference.java
+++ b/hudi-sync/hudi-hive-sync/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/hive/SchemaDifference.java
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.StringJoiner;
 
-
 /**
  * Represents the schema difference between the storage schema and hive table schema.
  */
diff --git a/hudi-sync/hudi-hive-sync/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/hive/ddl/QueryBasedDDLExecutor.java b/hudi-sync/hudi-hive-sync/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/hive/ddl/QueryBasedDDLExecutor.java
index 6fbcfa93752e0..aed2bbedd45b1 100644
--- a/hudi-sync/hudi-hive-sync/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/hive/ddl/QueryBasedDDLExecutor.java
+++ b/hudi-sync/hudi-hive-sync/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/hive/ddl/QueryBasedDDLExecutor.java
@@ -39,8 +39,9 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import static org.apache.hudi.hive.util.HiveSchemaUtil.HIVE_ESCAPE_CHARACTER;
-/*
-This class adds functionality for all query based DDLExecutors. The classes extending it only have to provide runSQL(sql) functions.
+
+/**
+ * This class adds functionality for all query based DDLExecutors. The classes extending it only have to provide runSQL(sql) functions.
  */
 public abstract class QueryBasedDDLExecutor implements DDLExecutor {
   private static final Logger LOG = LogManager.getLogger(QueryBasedDDLExecutor.class);
diff --git a/hudi-timeline-service/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/timeline/service/RequestHandler.java b/hudi-timeline-service/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/timeline/service/RequestHandler.java
index c4edc18554701..e4d9a47c45a14 100644
--- a/hudi-timeline-service/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/timeline/service/RequestHandler.java
+++ b/hudi-timeline-service/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/timeline/service/RequestHandler.java
@@ -500,14 +500,14 @@ public void handle(@NotNull Context context) throws Exception {
 
         if (refreshCheck) {
           long beginFinalCheck = System.currentTimeMillis();
-          String errMsg =
-              "Last known instant from client was "
-                  + context.queryParam(RemoteHoodieTableFileSystemView.LAST_INSTANT_TS,
-                      HoodieTimeline.INVALID_INSTANT_TS)
-                  + " but server has the following timeline "
-                  + viewManager.getFileSystemView(context.queryParam(RemoteHoodieTableFileSystemView.BASEPATH_PARAM))
-                      .getTimeline().getInstants().collect(Collectors.toList());
           if (isLocalViewBehind(context)) {
+            String errMsg =
+                "Last known instant from client was "
+                    + context.queryParam(RemoteHoodieTableFileSystemView.LAST_INSTANT_TS,
+                    HoodieTimeline.INVALID_INSTANT_TS)
+                    + " but server has the following timeline "
+                    + viewManager.getFileSystemView(context.queryParam(RemoteHoodieTableFileSystemView.BASEPATH_PARAM))
+                    .getTimeline().getInstants().collect(Collectors.toList());
             throw new BadRequestResponse(errMsg);
           }
           long endFinalCheck = System.currentTimeMillis();