diff --git a/pkg/logservice/client.go b/pkg/logservice/client.go
index a3e7b3c50fb34003ad20cebf32ebc38f1dbad1b0..b045b4d8d7eb96b6d2e72105817273daab38090b 100644
--- a/pkg/logservice/client.go
+++ b/pkg/logservice/client.go
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/errors"
+	"github.com/lni/dragonboat/v4"
+
 	"github.com/matrixorigin/matrixone/pkg/common/moerr"
 	"github.com/matrixorigin/matrixone/pkg/common/morpc"
 	pb "github.com/matrixorigin/matrixone/pkg/pb/logservice"
@@ -101,6 +104,153 @@ type Client interface {
 	GetTSOTimestamp(ctx context.Context, count uint64) (uint64, error)
 }
 
+type managedClient struct {
+	cfg    ClientConfig
+	client *client
+}
+
+var _ Client = (*managedClient)(nil)
+
+// NewClient creates a Log Service client. Each returned client can be used
+// to synchronously issue requests to the Log Service. To send multiple requests
+// to the Log Service in parallel, multiple clients should be created and used
+// to do so.
+func NewClient(ctx context.Context, cfg ClientConfig) (Client, error) {
+	client, err := newClient(ctx, cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &managedClient{cfg: cfg, client: client}, nil
+}
+
+func (c *managedClient) Close() error {
+	if c.client != nil {
+		return c.client.close()
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *managedClient) Config() ClientConfig {
+	return c.cfg
+}
+
+func (c *managedClient) GetLogRecord(payloadLength int) pb.LogRecord {
+	data := make([]byte, headerSize+8+payloadLength)
+	binaryEnc.PutUint32(data, uint32(pb.UserEntryUpdate))
+	binaryEnc.PutUint64(data[headerSize:], c.cfg.DNReplicaID)
+	return pb.LogRecord{Data: data}
+}
+
+func (c *managedClient) Append(ctx context.Context, rec pb.LogRecord) (Lsn, error) {
+	for {
+		if err := c.prepareClient(ctx); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		v, err := c.client.append(ctx, rec)
+		if err != nil {
+			c.resetClient()
+		}
+		if c.isRetryableError(err) {
+			continue
+		}
+		return v, err
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *managedClient) Read(ctx context.Context,
+	firstLsn Lsn, maxSize uint64) ([]pb.LogRecord, Lsn, error) {
+	for {
+		if err := c.prepareClient(ctx); err != nil {
+			return nil, 0, err
+		}
+		recs, v, err := c.client.read(ctx, firstLsn, maxSize)
+		if err != nil {
+			c.resetClient()
+		}
+		if c.isRetryableError(err) {
+			continue
+		}
+		return recs, v, err
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *managedClient) Truncate(ctx context.Context, lsn Lsn) error {
+	for {
+		if err := c.prepareClient(ctx); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		err := c.client.truncate(ctx, lsn)
+		if err != nil {
+			c.resetClient()
+		}
+		if c.isRetryableError(err) {
+			continue
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *managedClient) GetTruncatedLsn(ctx context.Context) (Lsn, error) {
+	for {
+		if err := c.prepareClient(ctx); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		v, err := c.client.getTruncatedLsn(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			c.resetClient()
+		}
+		if c.isRetryableError(err) {
+			continue
+		}
+		return v, err
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *managedClient) GetTSOTimestamp(ctx context.Context, count uint64) (uint64, error) {
+	for {
+		if err := c.prepareClient(ctx); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		v, err := c.client.getTSOTimestamp(ctx, count)
+		if err != nil {
+			c.resetClient()
+		}
+		if c.isRetryableError(err) {
+			continue
+		}
+		return v, err
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *managedClient) isRetryableError(err error) bool {
+	if errors.Is(err, dragonboat.ErrTimeout) {
+		return false
+	}
+	return errors.Is(err, dragonboat.ErrShardNotFound)
+}
+
+func (c *managedClient) resetClient() {
+	if c.client != nil {
+		cc := c.client
+		c.client = nil
+		if err := cc.close(); err != nil {
+			plog.Errorf("failed to close client %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *managedClient) prepareClient(ctx context.Context) error {
+	if c.client != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	cc, err := newClient(ctx, c.cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	c.client = cc
+	return nil
+}
+
 type client struct {
 	cfg      ClientConfig
 	client   morpc.RPCClient
@@ -109,14 +259,8 @@ type client struct {
 	respPool *sync.Pool
 }
 
-var _ Client = (*client)(nil)
-
-// NewClient creates a Log Service client. Each returned client can be used
-// to synchronously issue requests to the Log Service. To send multiple requests
-// to the Log Service in parallel, multiple clients should be created and used
-// to do so.
-func NewClient(ctx context.Context,
-	cfg ClientConfig) (Client, error) {
+func newClient(ctx context.Context,
+	cfg ClientConfig) (*client, error) {
 	pool := &sync.Pool{}
 	pool.New = func() interface{} {
 		return &RPCRequest{pool: pool}
@@ -143,6 +287,9 @@ func NewClient(ctx context.Context,
 			if err := c.connectReadOnly(ctx); err == nil {
 				return c, nil
 			} else {
+				if err := c.close(); err != nil {
+					plog.Errorf("failed to close the client %v", err)
+				}
 				e = err
 			}
 		} else {
@@ -151,6 +298,9 @@ func NewClient(ctx context.Context,
 			if err := c.connectReadWrite(ctx); err == nil {
 				return c, nil
 			} else {
+				if err := c.close(); err != nil {
+					plog.Errorf("failed to close the client %v", err)
+				}
 				e = err
 			}
 		}
@@ -158,46 +308,35 @@ func NewClient(ctx context.Context,
 	return nil, e
 }
 
-func (c *client) Close() error {
+func (c *client) close() error {
 	return c.client.Close()
 }
 
-func (c *client) Config() ClientConfig {
-	return c.cfg
-}
-
-func (c *client) GetLogRecord(payloadLength int) pb.LogRecord {
-	data := make([]byte, headerSize+8+payloadLength)
-	binaryEnc.PutUint32(data, uint32(pb.UserEntryUpdate))
-	binaryEnc.PutUint64(data[headerSize:], c.cfg.DNReplicaID)
-	return pb.LogRecord{Data: data}
-}
-
-func (c *client) Append(ctx context.Context, rec pb.LogRecord) (Lsn, error) {
+func (c *client) append(ctx context.Context, rec pb.LogRecord) (Lsn, error) {
 	if c.readOnly() {
 		return 0, ErrIncompatibleClient
 	}
 	// TODO: check piggybacked hint on whether we are connected to the leader node
-	return c.append(ctx, rec)
+	return c.doAppend(ctx, rec)
 }
 
-func (c *client) Read(ctx context.Context,
+func (c *client) read(ctx context.Context,
 	firstLsn Lsn, maxSize uint64) ([]pb.LogRecord, Lsn, error) {
-	return c.read(ctx, firstLsn, maxSize)
+	return c.doRead(ctx, firstLsn, maxSize)
 }
 
-func (c *client) Truncate(ctx context.Context, lsn Lsn) error {
+func (c *client) truncate(ctx context.Context, lsn Lsn) error {
 	if c.readOnly() {
 		return ErrIncompatibleClient
 	}
-	return c.truncate(ctx, lsn)
+	return c.doTruncate(ctx, lsn)
 }
 
-func (c *client) GetTruncatedLsn(ctx context.Context) (Lsn, error) {
-	return c.getTruncatedLsn(ctx)
+func (c *client) getTruncatedLsn(ctx context.Context) (Lsn, error) {
+	return c.doGetTruncatedLsn(ctx)
 }
 
-func (c *client) GetTSOTimestamp(ctx context.Context, count uint64) (uint64, error) {
+func (c *client) getTSOTimestamp(ctx context.Context, count uint64) (uint64, error) {
 	return c.tsoRequest(ctx, count)
 }
 
@@ -305,7 +444,7 @@ func (c *client) connect(ctx context.Context, mt pb.MethodType) error {
 	return err
 }
 
-func (c *client) append(ctx context.Context, rec pb.LogRecord) (Lsn, error) {
+func (c *client) doAppend(ctx context.Context, rec pb.LogRecord) (Lsn, error) {
 	resp, _, err := c.request(ctx, pb.APPEND, rec.Data, 0, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
@@ -313,7 +452,7 @@ func (c *client) append(ctx context.Context, rec pb.LogRecord) (Lsn, error) {
 	return resp.LogResponse.Lsn, nil
 }
 
-func (c *client) read(ctx context.Context,
+func (c *client) doRead(ctx context.Context,
 	firstLsn Lsn, maxSize uint64) ([]pb.LogRecord, Lsn, error) {
 	resp, recs, err := c.request(ctx, pb.READ, nil, firstLsn, maxSize)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -322,12 +461,12 @@ func (c *client) read(ctx context.Context,
 	return recs, resp.LogResponse.LastLsn, nil
 }
 
-func (c *client) truncate(ctx context.Context, lsn Lsn) error {
+func (c *client) doTruncate(ctx context.Context, lsn Lsn) error {
 	_, _, err := c.request(ctx, pb.TRUNCATE, nil, lsn, 0)
 	return err
 }
 
-func (c *client) getTruncatedLsn(ctx context.Context) (Lsn, error) {
+func (c *client) doGetTruncatedLsn(ctx context.Context) (Lsn, error) {
 	resp, _, err := c.request(ctx, pb.GET_TRUNCATE, nil, 0, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
diff --git a/pkg/logservice/client_test.go b/pkg/logservice/client_test.go
index afb3b906680df038eca38f6dfb4bceba3c796f81..25aab7449fc6e51336e3b7aa0a2588d3e8003236 100644
--- a/pkg/logservice/client_test.go
+++ b/pkg/logservice/client_test.go
@@ -63,6 +63,29 @@ func runClientTest(t *testing.T,
 	fn(t, service, scfg, c)
 }
 
+func TestClientCanBeReset(t *testing.T) {
+	fn := func(t *testing.T, s *Service, cfg ClientConfig, c Client) {
+		client := c.(*managedClient)
+		client.resetClient()
+		assert.Nil(t, client.client)
+	}
+	runClientTest(t, false, fn)
+}
+
+func TestPrepareClient(t *testing.T) {
+	fn := func(t *testing.T, s *Service, cfg ClientConfig, c Client) {
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second)
+		defer cancel()
+		client := c.(*managedClient)
+		assert.NoError(t, client.prepareClient(ctx))
+		client.resetClient()
+		assert.Nil(t, client.client)
+		assert.NoError(t, client.prepareClient(ctx))
+		assert.NotNil(t, client.client)
+	}
+	runClientTest(t, false, fn)
+}
+
 func TestLogShardNotFoundErrorIsConsideredAsTempError(t *testing.T) {
 	fn := func(t *testing.T, s *Service, cfg ClientConfig, c Client) {
 		require.NoError(t, s.store.stopReplica(1, 2))
@@ -71,6 +94,8 @@ func TestLogShardNotFoundErrorIsConsideredAsTempError(t *testing.T) {
 		_, err := c.GetTSOTimestamp(ctx, 100)
 		require.Equal(t, dragonboat.ErrShardNotFound, err)
 		assert.True(t, isTempError(err))
+		client := c.(*managedClient)
+		assert.True(t, client.isRetryableError(err))
 	}
 	runClientTest(t, false, fn)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/logservice/errors.go b/pkg/logservice/errors.go
index 7fbc2ca9fcc1ef03d106847739d445ed8083ae10..d298f408cced03f179df89568e80e09c13d81636 100644
--- a/pkg/logservice/errors.go
+++ b/pkg/logservice/errors.go
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ var errorToCodeMappings = getErrorToCodeMapping()
 func getErrorToCodeMapping() []errorToCode {
 	return []errorToCode{
 		{dragonboat.ErrTimeout, pb.Timeout, true},
-		{dragonboat.ErrShardNotFound, pb.InvalidShard, true},
 		// TODO: why ErrTimeoutTooSmall is possible
 		{dragonboat.ErrTimeoutTooSmall, pb.Timeout, false},
 		{dragonboat.ErrPayloadTooBig, pb.InvalidPayloadSize, true},
diff --git a/pkg/logservice/hakeeper_client.go b/pkg/logservice/hakeeper_client.go
index 4ac5043b9ffbdbae03ac8e1452fcf7a4a2aeb7b1..ab05cbfa2e1d694f6557b602f76fb0cd8cb38438 100644
--- a/pkg/logservice/hakeeper_client.go
+++ b/pkg/logservice/hakeeper_client.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func (c *managedHAKeeperClient) GetClusterDetails(ctx context.Context) (pb.Clust
 		if err != nil {
 			c.resetClient()
 		}
-		if c.isInternalError(err) {
+		if c.isRetryableError(err) {
 			continue
 		}
 		return cd, err
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func (c *managedHAKeeperClient) SendCNHeartbeat(ctx context.Context,
 		if err != nil {
 			c.resetClient()
 		}
-		if c.isInternalError(err) {
+		if c.isRetryableError(err) {
 			continue
 		}
 		return err
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func (c *managedHAKeeperClient) SendDNHeartbeat(ctx context.Context,
 		if err != nil {
 			c.resetClient()
 		}
-		if c.isInternalError(err) {
+		if c.isRetryableError(err) {
 			continue
 		}
 		return cb, err
@@ -167,14 +167,14 @@ func (c *managedHAKeeperClient) SendLogHeartbeat(ctx context.Context,
 		if err != nil {
 			c.resetClient()
 		}
-		if c.isInternalError(err) {
+		if c.isRetryableError(err) {
 			continue
 		}
 		return cb, err
 	}
 }
 
-func (c *managedHAKeeperClient) isInternalError(err error) bool {
+func (c *managedHAKeeperClient) isRetryableError(err error) bool {
 	return errors.Is(err, ErrNotHAKeeper)
 }