diff --git a/internal/app/app.go b/internal/app/app.go
index 8bf4dbdb..3d13e494 100644
--- a/internal/app/app.go
+++ b/internal/app/app.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ type App struct {
 	cluster             *mysql.Cluster
 	filelock            *flock.Flock
 	nodeFailedAt        map[string]time.Time
+	slaveReadPositions  map[string]string
 	streamFromFailedAt  map[string]time.Time
 	daemonState         *DaemonState
 	daemonMutex         sync.Mutex
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ func NewApp(configFile, logLevel string, interactive bool) (*App, error) {
 		nodeFailedAt:        make(map[string]time.Time),
 		streamFromFailedAt:  make(map[string]time.Time),
 		replRepairState:     make(map[string]*ReplicationRepairState),
+		slaveReadPositions:  make(map[string]string),
 		externalReplication: externalReplication,
 		switchHelper:        switchHelper,
 	}
@@ -880,7 +882,7 @@ func (app *App) calcActiveNodes(clusterState, clusterStateDcs map[string]*NodeSt
 			if node.PingDubious || clusterStateDcs[host].PingOk {
 				// we can't rely on ping and slave status if ping was dubios
 				if util.ContainsString(oldActiveNodes, host) {
-					app.logger.Warnf("calc active nodes: %s is dubious or keep heath lock in dcs, keeping active...", host)
+					app.logger.Warnf("calc active nodes: %s is dubious or keep health lock in dcs, keeping active...", host)
 					activeNodes = append(activeNodes, host)
 				}
 				continue
@@ -896,6 +898,7 @@ func (app *App) calcActiveNodes(clusterState, clusterStateDcs map[string]*NodeSt
 				}
 			} else {
 				app.logger.Errorf("calc active nodes: %s is down, deleting from active...", host)
+				delete(app.slaveReadPositions, host)
 			}
 			continue
 		} else {
@@ -918,7 +921,7 @@ func (app *App) calcActiveNodes(clusterState, clusterStateDcs map[string]*NodeSt
 	return activeNodes, nil
 }
 
-func (app *App) calcActiveNodesChanges(clusterState map[string]*NodeState, activeNodes []string, oldActiveNodes []string, master string) (becomeActive, becomeInactive []string, err error) {
+func (app *App) calcActiveNodesChanges(clusterState map[string]*NodeState, activeNodes []string, oldActiveNodes []string, master string) (becomeActive, becomeInactive, becomeDataLag []string, err error) {
 	masterNode := app.cluster.Get(master)
 	var syncReplicas []string
 	var deadReplicas []string
@@ -945,29 +948,39 @@ func (app *App) calcActiveNodesChanges(clusterState map[string]*NodeState, activ
 		}
 	}
 
+	var dataLagging []string
 	if len(becomeActive) > 0 {
 		// Some replicas are going to become semi-sync.
 		// We need to check that they downloaded (not replayed) almost all binary logs,
 		// in order to prevent master freezing.
 		// We can't check all the replicas on each iteration, because SHOW BINARY LOGS is pretty heavy request
-		var dataLagging []string
 		masterBinlogs, err := masterNode.GetBinlogs()
 		if err != nil {
 			app.logger.Errorf("calc active nodes: failed to list master binlogs on %s: %v", master, err)
-			return nil, nil, err
+			return nil, nil, nil, err
 		}
 		for _, host := range becomeActive {
 			slaveState := clusterState[host].SlaveState
 			dataLag := calcLagBytes(masterBinlogs, slaveState.MasterLogFile, slaveState.MasterLogPos)
 			if dataLag > app.config.SemiSyncEnableLag {
-				app.logger.Warnf("calc active nodes: %v should become active, but it has data lag %d, delaying...", host, dataLag)
-				dataLagging = append(dataLagging, host)
-				becomeInactive = append(becomeInactive, host)
+				newBinLog := fmt.Sprintf("%s%019d", slaveState.MasterLogFile, slaveState.MasterLogPos)
+				oldBinLog := app.slaveReadPositions[host]
+
+				if newBinLog <= oldBinLog {
+					app.logger.Warnf("calc active nodes: %v should become active, but it has data lag %d and it's IO is stopped, delaying...", host, dataLag)
+					becomeInactive = append(becomeInactive, host)
+				} else {
+					app.logger.Warnf("calc active nodes: %v has data lag %d, but it's IO is working", host, dataLag)
+					dataLagging = append(dataLagging, host)
+				}
+
+				app.slaveReadPositions[host] = newBinLog
 			}
 		}
 		becomeActive = filterOut(becomeActive, dataLagging)
+		becomeActive = filterOut(becomeActive, becomeInactive)
 	}
-	return becomeActive, becomeInactive, nil
+	return becomeActive, becomeInactive, dataLagging, nil
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1006,7 +1019,7 @@ func (app *App) updateActiveNodes(clusterState, clusterStateDcs map[string]*Node
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	becomeActive, becomeInactive, err := app.calcActiveNodesChanges(clusterState, activeNodes, oldActiveNodes, master)
+	becomeActive, becomeInactive, becomeDataLag, err := app.calcActiveNodesChanges(clusterState, activeNodes, oldActiveNodes, master)
 	if err != nil {
 		app.logger.Errorf("update active nodes: failed to calc active nodes changes: %v", err)
 		return err
@@ -1043,7 +1056,14 @@ func (app *App) updateActiveNodes(clusterState, clusterStateDcs map[string]*Node
 		}
 	}
 	for _, host := range becomeInactive {
-		err = app.disableSemiSyncOnSlave(host)
+		err = app.disableSemiSyncOnSlave(host, false)
+		if err != nil {
+			app.logger.Warnf("failed to disable semi-sync on slave %s: %v", host, err)
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	for _, host := range becomeDataLag {
+		err = app.disableSemiSyncOnSlave(host, true)
 		if err != nil {
 			app.logger.Warnf("failed to disable semi-sync on slave %s: %v", host, err)
 			return err
@@ -1131,18 +1151,22 @@ func (app *App) enableSemiSyncOnSlave(host string, slaveState, masterState *Node
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (app *App) disableSemiSyncOnSlave(host string) error {
+func (app *App) disableSemiSyncOnSlave(host string, isSlaveWorking bool) error {
 	node := app.cluster.Get(host)
 	err := node.SemiSyncDisable()
 	if err != nil {
 		app.logger.Errorf("failed to enable semi_sync_slave on %s: %s", host, err)
 		return err
 	}
-	err = node.RestartSlaveIOThread()
-	if err != nil {
-		app.logger.Errorf("failed restart slave io thread after set semi_sync_slave on %s: %s", host, err)
-		return err
+
+	if !isSlaveWorking {
+		err = node.RestartSlaveIOThread()
+		if err != nil {
+			app.logger.Errorf("failed restart slave io thread after set semi_sync_slave on %s: %s", host, err)
+			return err
+		}
 	}
+
 	return nil
 }