diff --git a/src/replica/bulk_load/replica_bulk_loader.cpp b/src/replica/bulk_load/replica_bulk_loader.cpp
index a3c27e99e4..b071bb9496 100644
--- a/src/replica/bulk_load/replica_bulk_loader.cpp
+++ b/src/replica/bulk_load/replica_bulk_loader.cpp
@@ -533,7 +533,30 @@ void replica_bulk_loader::download_sst_file(const std::string &remote_dir,
                                             int32_t file_index,
                                             dist::block_service::block_filesystem *fs)
 {
-    const file_meta &f_meta = _metadata.files[file_index];
+    if (_status != bulk_load_status::BLS_DOWNLOADING) {
+        LOG_WARNING_PREFIX("Cancel download_sst_file task, because bulk_load local_status is {}. "
+                           "local_dir: {} , file_index is {}.",
+                           enum_to_string(_status),
+                           local_dir,
+                           file_index);
+        return;
+    }
+    file_meta f_meta;
+    bool get_f_meta = true;
+    {
+        zauto_read_lock l(_lock);
+        if (file_index < _metadata.files.size()) {
+            f_meta = _metadata.files[file_index];
+        } else {
+            get_f_meta = false;
+        }
+    }
+    if (!get_f_meta) {
+        LOG_WARNING_PREFIX("sst file index {} exceeds number of bulkload sst files, Cancel "
+                           "download_sst_file task.",
+                           file_index);
+        return;
+    }
     uint64_t f_size = 0;
     std::string f_md5;
     error_code ec = _stub->_block_service_manager.download_file(
@@ -589,9 +612,17 @@ void replica_bulk_loader::download_sst_file(const std::string &remote_dir,
     METRIC_VAR_INCREMENT_BY(bulk_load_download_file_bytes, f_size);
 
     // download next file
-    if (file_index + 1 < _metadata.files.size()) {
-        const file_meta &next_f_meta = _metadata.files[file_index + 1];
-        _download_files_task[next_f_meta.name] =
+    get_f_meta = true;
+    {
+        zauto_read_lock l(_lock);
+        if (file_index + 1 < _metadata.files.size()) {
+            f_meta = _metadata.files[file_index + 1];
+        } else {
+            get_f_meta = false;
+        }
+    }
+    if (get_f_meta) {
+        _download_files_task[f_meta.name] =
             tasking::enqueue(LPC_BACKGROUND_BULK_LOAD,
                              tracker(),
                              std::bind(&replica_bulk_loader::download_sst_file,