diff --git a/src/frontend/src/catalog/catalog_service.rs b/src/frontend/src/catalog/catalog_service.rs
index f2bcdd2b62e1..f740e9567e4c 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/catalog/catalog_service.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/src/catalog/catalog_service.rs
@@ -212,13 +212,6 @@ pub trait CatalogWriter: Send + Sync {
         object: alter_set_schema_request::Object,
         new_schema_id: u32,
     ) -> Result<()>;
-
-    async fn list_change_log_epochs(
-        &self,
-        table_id: u32,
-        min_epoch: u64,
-        max_count: u32,
-    ) -> Result<Vec<u64>>;
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -596,18 +589,6 @@ impl CatalogWriter for CatalogWriterImpl {
 
         Ok(())
     }
-
-    async fn list_change_log_epochs(
-        &self,
-        table_id: u32,
-        min_epoch: u64,
-        max_count: u32,
-    ) -> Result<Vec<u64>> {
-        Ok(self
-            .meta_client
-            .list_change_log_epochs(table_id, min_epoch, max_count)
-            .await?)
-    }
 }
 
 impl CatalogWriterImpl {
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/meta_client.rs b/src/frontend/src/meta_client.rs
index 56beb26207b3..c54ebcd0aecb 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/meta_client.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/src/meta_client.rs
@@ -126,6 +126,13 @@ pub trait FrontendMetaClient: Send + Sync {
         id: u32,
         rate_limit: Option<u32>,
     ) -> Result<()>;
+
+    async fn list_change_log_epochs(
+        &self,
+        table_id: u32,
+        min_epoch: u64,
+        max_count: u32,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<u64>>;
 }
 
 pub struct FrontendMetaClientImpl(pub MetaClient);
@@ -318,4 +325,15 @@ impl FrontendMetaClient for FrontendMetaClientImpl {
             .await
             .map(|_| ())
     }
+
+    async fn list_change_log_epochs(
+        &self,
+        table_id: u32,
+        min_epoch: u64,
+        max_count: u32,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<u64>> {
+        self.0
+            .list_change_log_epochs(table_id, min_epoch, max_count)
+            .await
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/session.rs b/src/frontend/src/session.rs
index 9ac63eeb391a..2148656bee00 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/session.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/src/session.rs
@@ -922,6 +922,27 @@ impl SessionImpl {
         Ok(connection.clone())
     }
 
+    pub fn get_subscription_by_schema_id_name(
+        &self,
+        schema_id: SchemaId,
+        subscription_name: &str,
+    ) -> Result<Arc<SubscriptionCatalog>> {
+        let db_name = self.database();
+
+        let catalog_reader = self.env().catalog_reader().read_guard();
+        let db_id = catalog_reader.get_database_by_name(db_name)?.id();
+        let schema = catalog_reader.get_schema_by_id(&db_id, &schema_id)?;
+        let subscription = schema
+            .get_subscription_by_name(subscription_name)
+            .ok_or_else(|| {
+                RwError::from(ErrorCode::ItemNotFound(format!(
+                    "subscription {} not found",
+                    subscription_name
+                )))
+            })?;
+        Ok(subscription.clone())
+    }
+
     pub fn get_subscription_by_name(
         &self,
         schema_name: Option<String>,
@@ -978,10 +999,11 @@ impl SessionImpl {
         min_epoch: u64,
         max_count: u32,
     ) -> Result<Vec<u64>> {
-        self.env
-            .catalog_writer
+        Ok(self
+            .env
+            .meta_client()
             .list_change_log_epochs(table_id, min_epoch, max_count)
-            .await
+            .await?)
     }
 
     pub fn clear_cancel_query_flag(&self) {
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/session/cursor_manager.rs b/src/frontend/src/session/cursor_manager.rs
index 46eca3beb996..bcd1aa11ec74 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/session/cursor_manager.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/src/session/cursor_manager.rs
@@ -214,9 +214,10 @@ impl SubscriptionCursor {
                     // Initiate a new batch query to continue fetching
                     match Self::get_next_rw_timestamp(
                         *seek_timestamp,
-                        self.dependent_table_id.table_id,
+                        &self.dependent_table_id,
                         *expected_timestamp,
                         handle_args.clone(),
+                        &self.subscription,
                     )
                     .await
                     {
@@ -343,15 +344,21 @@ impl SubscriptionCursor {
 
     async fn get_next_rw_timestamp(
         seek_timestamp: u64,
-        table_id: u32,
+        table_id: &TableId,
         expected_timestamp: Option<u64>,
         handle_args: HandlerArgs,
+        dependent_subscription: &SubscriptionCatalog,
     ) -> Result<(Option<u64>, Option<u64>)> {
+        let session = handle_args.session;
+        // Test subscription existence
+        session.get_subscription_by_schema_id_name(
+            dependent_subscription.schema_id,
+            &dependent_subscription.name,
+        )?;
+
         // The epoch here must be pulled every time, otherwise there will be cache consistency issues
-        let new_epochs = handle_args
-            .session
-            .catalog_writer()?
-            .list_change_log_epochs(table_id, seek_timestamp, 2)
+        let new_epochs = session
+            .list_change_log_epochs(table_id.table_id(), seek_timestamp, 2)
             .await?;
         if let Some(expected_timestamp) = expected_timestamp
             && (new_epochs.is_empty() || &expected_timestamp != new_epochs.first().unwrap())
@@ -525,9 +532,17 @@ impl CursorManager {
             handle_args,
         )
         .await?;
-        self.cursor_map
-            .lock()
-            .await
+        let mut cursor_map = self.cursor_map.lock().await;
+
+        cursor_map.retain(|_, v| {
+            if let Cursor::Subscription(cursor) = v {
+                !matches!(cursor.state, State::Invalid)
+            } else {
+                true
+            }
+        });
+
+        cursor_map
             .try_insert(cursor.cursor_name.clone(), Cursor::Subscription(cursor))
             .map_err(|_| {
                 ErrorCode::CatalogError(format!("cursor `{}` already exists", cursor_name).into())
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/test_utils.rs b/src/frontend/src/test_utils.rs
index a9ff4084df44..3067e9a97b29 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/test_utils.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/src/test_utils.rs
@@ -242,15 +242,6 @@ impl CatalogWriter for MockCatalogWriter {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    async fn list_change_log_epochs(
-        &self,
-        _table_id: u32,
-        _min_epoch: u64,
-        _max_count: u32,
-    ) -> Result<Vec<u64>> {
-        unreachable!()
-    }
-
     async fn create_schema(
         &self,
         db_id: DatabaseId,
@@ -1091,6 +1082,15 @@ impl FrontendMetaClient for MockFrontendMetaClient {
     ) -> RpcResult<()> {
         unimplemented!()
     }
+
+    async fn list_change_log_epochs(
+        &self,
+        _table_id: u32,
+        _min_epoch: u64,
+        _max_count: u32,
+    ) -> RpcResult<Vec<u64>> {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]