diff --git a/src/meta/server_state.cpp b/src/meta/server_state.cpp
index f8f9b7516e..0ed2b7d756 100644
--- a/src/meta/server_state.cpp
+++ b/src/meta/server_state.cpp
@@ -2039,18 +2039,17 @@ void server_state::on_partition_node_dead(std::shared_ptr<app_state> &app,
 {
     partition_configuration &pc = app->partitions[pidx];
     if (app->is_stateful) {
-        if (is_primary(pc, node))
+        if (is_primary(pc, node)) {
             downgrade_primary_to_inactive(app, pidx);
-        else if (is_secondary(pc, node)) {
-            if (pc.hp_primary)
+        } else if (is_secondary(pc, node)) {
+            if (pc.hp_primary) {
                 downgrade_secondary_to_inactive(app, pidx, node);
-            else if (is_secondary(pc, node)) {
+            } else {
+                CHECK(is_secondary(pc, node), "no primary/secondary on this node: {}", node);
                 LOG_INFO("gpid({}): secondary({}) is down, ignored it due to no primary for this "
                          "partition available",
                          pc.pid,
                          node);
-            } else {
-                CHECK(false, "no primary/secondary on this node, node node = {}", node);
             }
         }
     } else {
diff --git a/src/meta/server_state.h b/src/meta/server_state.h
index 173315d61f..c960df9ade 100644
--- a/src/meta/server_state.h
+++ b/src/meta/server_state.h
@@ -287,9 +287,8 @@ class server_state
     void
     downgrade_stateless_nodes(std::shared_ptr<app_state> &app, int pidx, const host_port &node);
 
-    void on_partition_node_dead(std::shared_ptr<app_state> &app,
-                                int pidx,
-                                const dsn::host_port &node);
+    void
+    on_partition_node_dead(std::shared_ptr<app_state> &app, int pidx, const dsn::host_port &node);
     void send_proposal(const host_port &target, const configuration_update_request &proposal);
     void send_proposal(const configuration_proposal_action &action,
                        const partition_configuration &pc,