diff --git a/src/meta-client/src/client.rs b/src/meta-client/src/client.rs
index 92f187465a32..bb3161d349dd 100644
--- a/src/meta-client/src/client.rs
+++ b/src/meta-client/src/client.rs
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ use crate::error::{ConvertMetaResponseSnafu, Result};
 
 pub type Id = (u64, u64);
 
+const DEFAULT_ASK_LEADER_MAX_RETRY: usize = 3;
+const DEFAULT_SUBMIT_DDL_MAX_RETRY: usize = 3;
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default)]
 pub struct MetaClientBuilder {
     id: Id,
@@ -130,7 +133,12 @@ impl MetaClientBuilder {
         let mgr = client.channel_manager.clone();
 
         if self.enable_heartbeat {
-            client.heartbeat = Some(HeartbeatClient::new(self.id, self.role, mgr.clone()));
+            client.heartbeat = Some(HeartbeatClient::new(
+                self.id,
+                self.role,
+                mgr.clone(),
+                DEFAULT_ASK_LEADER_MAX_RETRY,
+            ));
         }
         if self.enable_router {
             client.router = Some(RouterClient::new(self.id, self.role, mgr.clone()));
@@ -143,7 +151,12 @@ impl MetaClientBuilder {
         }
         if self.enable_ddl {
             let mgr = self.ddl_channel_manager.unwrap_or(mgr);
-            client.ddl = Some(DdlClient::new(self.id, self.role, mgr));
+            client.ddl = Some(DdlClient::new(
+                self.id,
+                self.role,
+                mgr,
+                DEFAULT_SUBMIT_DDL_MAX_RETRY,
+            ));
         }
 
         client
diff --git a/src/meta-client/src/client/ask_leader.rs b/src/meta-client/src/client/ask_leader.rs
index 529c8f94a039..d1dfb81b3b05 100644
--- a/src/meta-client/src/client/ask_leader.rs
+++ b/src/meta-client/src/client/ask_leader.rs
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ pub struct AskLeader {
     role: Role,
     leadership_group: Arc<RwLock<LeadershipGroup>>,
     channel_manager: ChannelManager,
+    max_retry: usize,
 }
 
 impl AskLeader {
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ impl AskLeader {
         role: Role,
         peers: impl Into<Vec<String>>,
         channel_manager: ChannelManager,
+        max_retry: usize,
     ) -> Self {
         let leadership_group = Arc::new(RwLock::new(LeadershipGroup {
             leader: None,
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ impl AskLeader {
             role,
             leadership_group,
             channel_manager,
+            max_retry,
         }
     }
 
@@ -63,7 +66,7 @@ impl AskLeader {
         self.leadership_group.read().unwrap().leader.clone()
     }
 
-    pub async fn ask_leader(&self) -> Result<String> {
+    async fn ask_leader_inner(&self) -> Result<String> {
         let mut peers = {
             let leadership_group = self.leadership_group.read().unwrap();
             leadership_group.peers.clone()
@@ -99,6 +102,24 @@ impl AskLeader {
         Ok(leader)
     }
 
+    pub async fn ask_leader(&self) -> Result<String> {
+        let mut times = 0;
+        while times < self.max_retry {
+            match self.ask_leader_inner().await {
+                Ok(res) => {
+                    return Ok(res);
+                }
+                Err(err) => {
+                    warn!("Failed to ask leader, source: {err}, retry {times} times");
+                    times += 1;
+                    continue;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        error::RetryTimesExceededSnafu {}.fail()
+    }
+
     fn create_asker(&self, addr: impl AsRef<str>) -> Result<HeartbeatClient<Channel>> {
         Ok(HeartbeatClient::new(
             self.channel_manager
diff --git a/src/meta-client/src/client/ddl.rs b/src/meta-client/src/client/ddl.rs
index a92d89f039e4..a4b5c81f897d 100644
--- a/src/meta-client/src/client/ddl.rs
+++ b/src/meta-client/src/client/ddl.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ use common_telemetry::{info, warn};
 use snafu::{ensure, ResultExt};
 use tokio::sync::RwLock;
 use tonic::transport::Channel;
-use tonic::Code;
 
 use crate::client::ask_leader::AskLeader;
 use crate::client::Id;
@@ -34,12 +33,13 @@ pub struct Client {
 }
 
 impl Client {
-    pub fn new(id: Id, role: Role, channel_manager: ChannelManager) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(id: Id, role: Role, channel_manager: ChannelManager, max_retry: usize) -> Self {
         let inner = Arc::new(RwLock::new(Inner {
             id,
             role,
             channel_manager,
             ask_leader: None,
+            max_retry,
         }));
 
         Self { inner }
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ struct Inner {
     role: Role,
     channel_manager: ChannelManager,
     ask_leader: Option<AskLeader>,
+    max_retry: usize,
 }
 
 impl Inner {
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ impl Inner {
             self.role,
             peers,
             self.channel_manager.clone(),
+            self.max_retry,
         ));
 
         Ok(())
@@ -132,7 +134,8 @@ impl Inner {
 
         req.set_header(self.id, self.role);
         let ask_leader = self.ask_leader.as_ref().unwrap();
-        loop {
+        let mut times = 0;
+        while times < self.max_retry {
             if let Some(leader) = &ask_leader.get_leader() {
                 let mut client = self.make_client(leader)?;
 
@@ -147,7 +150,10 @@ impl Inner {
                         if let Some(header) = res.header.as_ref() {
                             if let Some(err) = header.error.as_ref() {
                                 if err.code == ErrorCode::NotLeader as i32 {
-                                    let _ = ask_leader.ask_leader().await?;
+                                    warn!("Failed to submitting ddl to {leader}, not a leader");
+                                    let leader = ask_leader.ask_leader().await?;
+                                    info!("DDL client updated to new leader addr: {leader}");
+                                    times += 1;
                                     continue;
                                 }
                             }
@@ -156,11 +162,10 @@ impl Inner {
                     }
                     // The leader may be unreachable.
                     Err(err) => {
-                        warn!(
-                            "Submitting ddl to {leader} is unreachable, try to update leader addr"
-                        );
+                        warn!("Failed to submitting ddl to {leader}, source: {err}");
                         let leader = ask_leader.ask_leader().await?;
                         info!("DDL client updated to new leader addr: {leader}");
+                        times += 1;
                         continue;
                     }
                 }
@@ -168,5 +173,7 @@ impl Inner {
                 return Err(err);
             }
         }
+
+        error::RetryTimesExceededSnafu.fail()
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/meta-client/src/client/heartbeat.rs b/src/meta-client/src/client/heartbeat.rs
index c1dabfdcf061..a66950fa9fec 100644
--- a/src/meta-client/src/client/heartbeat.rs
+++ b/src/meta-client/src/client/heartbeat.rs
@@ -93,8 +93,13 @@ pub struct Client {
 }
 
 impl Client {
-    pub fn new(id: Id, role: Role, channel_manager: ChannelManager) -> Self {
-        let inner = Arc::new(RwLock::new(Inner::new(id, role, channel_manager)));
+    pub fn new(id: Id, role: Role, channel_manager: ChannelManager, max_retry: usize) -> Self {
+        let inner = Arc::new(RwLock::new(Inner::new(
+            id,
+            role,
+            channel_manager,
+            max_retry,
+        )));
         Self { inner }
     }
 
@@ -130,15 +135,17 @@ struct Inner {
     role: Role,
     channel_manager: ChannelManager,
     ask_leader: Option<AskLeader>,
+    max_retry: usize,
 }
 
 impl Inner {
-    fn new(id: Id, role: Role, channel_manager: ChannelManager) -> Self {
+    fn new(id: Id, role: Role, channel_manager: ChannelManager, max_retry: usize) -> Self {
         Self {
             id,
             role,
             channel_manager,
             ask_leader: None,
+            max_retry,
         }
     }
 
@@ -164,6 +171,7 @@ impl Inner {
             self.role,
             peers,
             self.channel_manager.clone(),
+            self.max_retry,
         ));
 
         Ok(())
@@ -251,7 +259,7 @@ mod test {
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn test_start_client() {
-        let mut client = Client::new((0, 0), Role::Datanode, ChannelManager::default());
+        let mut client = Client::new((0, 0), Role::Datanode, ChannelManager::default(), 3);
         assert!(!client.is_started().await);
         client
             .start(&["127.0.0.1:1000", "127.0.0.1:1001"])
@@ -262,7 +270,7 @@ mod test {
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn test_already_start() {
-        let mut client = Client::new((0, 0), Role::Datanode, ChannelManager::default());
+        let mut client = Client::new((0, 0), Role::Datanode, ChannelManager::default(), 3);
         client
             .start(&["127.0.0.1:1000", "127.0.0.1:1001"])
             .await
diff --git a/src/meta-client/src/error.rs b/src/meta-client/src/error.rs
index b33496c0704f..c30edcecc2f7 100644
--- a/src/meta-client/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/meta-client/src/error.rs
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ pub enum Error {
         location: Location,
         source: common_meta::error::Error,
     },
+
+    #[snafu(display("Retry exceeded max times"))]
+    RetryTimesExceeded {},
 }
 
 #[allow(dead_code)]
@@ -83,7 +86,8 @@ impl ErrorExt for Error {
             | Error::NotStarted { .. }
             | Error::SendHeartbeat { .. }
             | Error::CreateHeartbeatStream { .. }
-            | Error::CreateChannel { .. } => StatusCode::Internal,
+            | Error::CreateChannel { .. }
+            | Error::RetryTimesExceeded { .. } => StatusCode::Internal,
 
             Error::MetaServer { code, .. } => *code,