diff --git a/cloud/pkg/devicecontroller/controller/upstream.go b/cloud/pkg/devicecontroller/controller/upstream.go
index 566a393d48c..d1bcc383687 100644
--- a/cloud/pkg/devicecontroller/controller/upstream.go
+++ b/cloud/pkg/devicecontroller/controller/upstream.go
@@ -135,8 +135,9 @@ func (uc *UpstreamController) updateDeviceStatus() {
 			}
 			deviceStatus := &DeviceStatus{Status: cacheDevice.Status}
 			for twinName, twin := range msgTwin.Twin {
-				for i, cacheTwin := range deviceStatus.Status.Twins {
-					if twinName == cacheTwin.PropertyName && twin.Actual != nil && twin.Actual.Value != nil {
+				deviceTwin := findTwinByName(twinName, &deviceStatus.Status.Twins)
+				if deviceTwin != nil {
+					if twin.Actual != nil && twin.Actual.Value != nil {
 						reported := v1beta1.TwinProperty{}
 						reported.Value = *twin.Actual.Value
 						reported.Metadata = make(map[string]string)
@@ -146,8 +147,20 @@ func (uc *UpstreamController) updateDeviceStatus() {
 						if twin.Metadata != nil {
 							reported.Metadata["type"] = twin.Metadata.Type
 						}
-						deviceStatus.Status.Twins[i].Reported = reported
-						break
+						deviceTwin.Reported = reported
+					}
+
+					if twin.Expected != nil && twin.Expected.Value != nil {
+						observedDesired := v1beta1.TwinProperty{}
+						observedDesired.Value = *twin.Expected.Value
+						observedDesired.Metadata = make(map[string]string)
+						if twin.Expected.Metadata != nil {
+							observedDesired.Metadata["timestamp"] = strconv.FormatInt(twin.Expected.Metadata.Timestamp, 10)
+						}
+						if twin.Metadata != nil {
+							observedDesired.Metadata["type"] = twin.Metadata.Type
+						}
+						deviceTwin.ObservedDesired = observedDesired
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -212,3 +225,12 @@ func NewUpstreamController(dc *DownstreamController) (*UpstreamController, error
 	}
 	return uc, nil
 }
+
+func findTwinByName(twinName string, twins *[]v1beta1.Twin) *v1beta1.Twin {
+	for _, twin := range *twins {
+		if twinName == twin.PropertyName {
+			return &twin
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/staging/src/github.com/kubeedge/mapper-framework/pkg/util/parse/grpc.go b/staging/src/github.com/kubeedge/mapper-framework/pkg/util/parse/grpc.go
index 9fb9621e6f3..450e3730b6e 100644
--- a/staging/src/github.com/kubeedge/mapper-framework/pkg/util/parse/grpc.go
+++ b/staging/src/github.com/kubeedge/mapper-framework/pkg/util/parse/grpc.go
@@ -72,26 +72,18 @@ func BuildProtocolFromGrpc(device *dmiapi.Device) (common.ProtocolConfig, error)
 }
 
 func buildTwinsFromGrpc(device *dmiapi.Device) []common.Twin {
-	if len(device.Status.Twins) == 0 {
+	if len(device.Spec.Properties) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
-	res := make([]common.Twin, 0, len(device.Status.Twins))
-	for _, twin := range device.Status.Twins {
+	res := make([]common.Twin, 0, len(device.Spec.Properties))
+	for _, property := range device.Spec.Properties {
 		cur := common.Twin{
-			PropertyName: twin.PropertyName,
-
+			PropertyName: property.Name,
 			ObservedDesired: common.TwinProperty{
-				Value: twin.ObservedDesired.Value,
-				Metadata: common.Metadata{
-					Timestamp: twin.ObservedDesired.Metadata["timestamp"],
-					Type:      twin.ObservedDesired.Metadata["type"],
-				},
-			},
-			Reported: common.TwinProperty{
-				Value: twin.Reported.Value,
+				Value: property.Desired.Value,
 				Metadata: common.Metadata{
-					Timestamp: twin.ObservedDesired.Metadata["timestamp"],
-					Type:      twin.ObservedDesired.Metadata["type"],
+					Timestamp: property.Desired.Metadata["timestamp"],
+					Type:      property.Desired.Metadata["type"],
 				},
 			},
 		}