diff --git a/src/stream/src/from_proto/barrier_recv.rs b/src/stream/src/from_proto/barrier_recv.rs
index ce38cb6a49e87..21bbdece8008e 100644
--- a/src/stream/src/from_proto/barrier_recv.rs
+++ b/src/stream/src/from_proto/barrier_recv.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 
 use risingwave_pb::stream_plan::BarrierRecvNode;
-use tokio::sync::mpsc::unbounded_channel;
 
 use super::*;
 use crate::executor::BarrierRecvExecutor;
@@ -33,11 +32,10 @@ impl ExecutorBuilder for BarrierRecvExecutorBuilder {
             "barrier receiver should not have input"
         );
 
-        let (sender, barrier_receiver) = unbounded_channel();
-        params
+        let barrier_receiver = params
             .shared_context
             .local_barrier_manager
-            .register_sender(params.actor_context.id, sender);
+            .subscribe_barrier(params.actor_context.id);
 
         let exec = BarrierRecvExecutor::new(params.actor_context, barrier_receiver);
         Ok((params.info, exec).into())
diff --git a/src/stream/src/from_proto/now.rs b/src/stream/src/from_proto/now.rs
index 6b79eb81e6c89..d3cc352150292 100644
--- a/src/stream/src/from_proto/now.rs
+++ b/src/stream/src/from_proto/now.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ use risingwave_common::util::value_encoding::DatumFromProtoExt;
 use risingwave_pb::stream_plan::now_node::PbMode as PbNowMode;
 use risingwave_pb::stream_plan::{NowNode, PbNowModeGenerateSeries};
 use risingwave_storage::StateStore;
-use tokio::sync::mpsc::unbounded_channel;
 
 use super::ExecutorBuilder;
 use crate::common::table::state_table::StateTable;
@@ -36,11 +35,10 @@ impl ExecutorBuilder for NowExecutorBuilder {
         node: &NowNode,
         store: impl StateStore,
     ) -> StreamResult<Executor> {
-        let (sender, barrier_receiver) = unbounded_channel();
-        params
+        let barrier_receiver = params
             .shared_context
             .local_barrier_manager
-            .register_sender(params.actor_context.id, sender);
+            .subscribe_barrier(params.actor_context.id);
 
         let mode = if let Ok(pb_mode) = node.get_mode() {
             match pb_mode {
diff --git a/src/stream/src/from_proto/source/trad_source.rs b/src/stream/src/from_proto/source/trad_source.rs
index 919cf37e70e3a..98746a672e43c 100644
--- a/src/stream/src/from_proto/source/trad_source.rs
+++ b/src/stream/src/from_proto/source/trad_source.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ use risingwave_pb::plan_common::{
 };
 use risingwave_pb::stream_plan::SourceNode;
 use risingwave_storage::panic_store::PanicStateStore;
-use tokio::sync::mpsc::unbounded_channel;
 
 use super::*;
 use crate::executor::source::{
@@ -141,11 +140,10 @@ impl ExecutorBuilder for SourceExecutorBuilder {
         node: &Self::Node,
         store: impl StateStore,
     ) -> StreamResult<Executor> {
-        let (sender, barrier_receiver) = unbounded_channel();
-        params
+        let barrier_receiver = params
             .shared_context
             .local_barrier_manager
-            .register_sender(params.actor_context.id, sender);
+            .subscribe_barrier(params.actor_context.id);
         let system_params = params.env.system_params_manager_ref().get_params();
 
         if let Some(source) = &node.source_inner {
diff --git a/src/stream/src/from_proto/stream_scan.rs b/src/stream/src/from_proto/stream_scan.rs
index 3a3811421a455..eaa4367524554 100644
--- a/src/stream/src/from_proto/stream_scan.rs
+++ b/src/stream/src/from_proto/stream_scan.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ use risingwave_common::util::value_encoding::BasicSerde;
 use risingwave_pb::plan_common::StorageTableDesc;
 use risingwave_pb::stream_plan::{StreamScanNode, StreamScanType};
 use risingwave_storage::table::batch_table::storage_table::StorageTable;
-use tokio::sync::mpsc;
 
 use super::*;
 use crate::common::table::state_table::{ReplicatedStateTable, StateTable};
@@ -154,11 +153,10 @@ impl ExecutorBuilder for StreamScanExecutorBuilder {
                     .collect_vec();
 
                 let vnodes = params.vnode_bitmap.map(Arc::new);
-                let (barrier_tx, barrier_rx) = mpsc::unbounded_channel();
-                params
+                let barrier_rx = params
                     .shared_context
                     .local_barrier_manager
-                    .register_sender(params.actor_context.id, barrier_tx);
+                    .subscribe_barrier(params.actor_context.id);
 
                 let upstream_table =
                     StorageTable::new_partial(state_store.clone(), column_ids, vnodes, table_desc);
diff --git a/src/stream/src/from_proto/values.rs b/src/stream/src/from_proto/values.rs
index 42fae84d8024c..10654c5f75b6a 100644
--- a/src/stream/src/from_proto/values.rs
+++ b/src/stream/src/from_proto/values.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ use itertools::Itertools;
 use risingwave_expr::expr::build_non_strict_from_prost;
 use risingwave_pb::stream_plan::ValuesNode;
 use risingwave_storage::StateStore;
-use tokio::sync::mpsc::unbounded_channel;
 
 use super::ExecutorBuilder;
 use crate::error::StreamResult;
@@ -35,11 +34,10 @@ impl ExecutorBuilder for ValuesExecutorBuilder {
         node: &ValuesNode,
         _store: impl StateStore,
     ) -> StreamResult<Executor> {
-        let (sender, barrier_receiver) = unbounded_channel();
-        params
+        let barrier_receiver = params
             .shared_context
             .local_barrier_manager
-            .register_sender(params.actor_context.id, sender);
+            .subscribe_barrier(params.actor_context.id);
         let progress = params
             .local_barrier_manager
             .register_create_mview_progress(params.actor_context.id);
diff --git a/src/stream/src/task/barrier_manager.rs b/src/stream/src/task/barrier_manager.rs
index 99c6bb2f29730..b6cf8c525a5ed 100644
--- a/src/stream/src/task/barrier_manager.rs
+++ b/src/stream/src/task/barrier_manager.rs
@@ -893,11 +893,13 @@ impl LocalBarrierManager {
         rx
     }
 
-    pub fn register_sender(&self, actor_id: ActorId, tx: UnboundedSender<Barrier>) {
+    pub fn subscribe_barrier(&self, actor_id: ActorId) -> UnboundedReceiver<Barrier> {
+        let (tx, rx) = mpsc::unbounded_channel();
         self.send_event(LocalBarrierEvent::RegisterBarrierSender {
             actor_id,
             barrier_sender: tx,
-        })
+        });
+        rx
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/stream/src/task/barrier_manager/tests.rs b/src/stream/src/task/barrier_manager/tests.rs
index 0fb71e5240431..d6a8256aebb61 100644
--- a/src/stream/src/task/barrier_manager/tests.rs
+++ b/src/stream/src/task/barrier_manager/tests.rs
@@ -31,11 +31,10 @@ async fn test_managed_barrier_collection() -> StreamResult<()> {
     let manager = &test_env.shared_context.local_barrier_manager;
 
     let register_sender = |actor_id: u32| {
-        let (barrier_tx, barrier_rx) = unbounded_channel();
-        test_env
+        let barrier_rx = test_env
             .shared_context
             .local_barrier_manager
-            .register_sender(actor_id, barrier_tx);
+            .subscribe_barrier(actor_id);
         (actor_id, barrier_rx)
     };
 
@@ -91,11 +90,10 @@ async fn test_managed_barrier_collection_separately() -> StreamResult<()> {
     let manager = &test_env.shared_context.local_barrier_manager;
 
     let register_sender = |actor_id: u32| {
-        let (barrier_tx, barrier_rx) = unbounded_channel();
-        test_env
+        let barrier_rx = test_env
             .shared_context
             .local_barrier_manager
-            .register_sender(actor_id, barrier_tx);
+            .subscribe_barrier(actor_id);
         (actor_id, barrier_rx)
     };
 
@@ -170,11 +168,10 @@ async fn test_late_register_barrier_sender() -> StreamResult<()> {
     let manager = &test_env.shared_context.local_barrier_manager;
 
     let register_sender = |actor_id: u32| {
-        let (barrier_tx, barrier_rx) = unbounded_channel();
-        test_env
+        let barrier_rx = test_env
             .shared_context
             .local_barrier_manager
-            .register_sender(actor_id, barrier_tx);
+            .subscribe_barrier(actor_id);
         (actor_id, barrier_rx)
     };