diff --git a/src/stream/src/executor/source/source_executor.rs b/src/stream/src/executor/source/source_executor.rs
index 979fda6eb9e85..555547cbe3716 100644
--- a/src/stream/src/executor/source/source_executor.rs
+++ b/src/stream/src/executor/source/source_executor.rs
@@ -472,6 +472,7 @@ impl<S: StateStore> SourceExecutor<S> {
                 Vec::default()
             };
         let is_pause_on_startup = first_barrier.is_pause_on_startup();
+        let mut is_uninitialized = first_barrier.is_newly_added(self.actor_ctx.id);
 
         yield Message::Barrier(first_barrier);
 
@@ -492,9 +493,6 @@ impl<S: StateStore> SourceExecutor<S> {
         };
 
         core.split_state_store.init_epoch(first_epoch).await?;
-        // initial_dispatch_num is 0 means the source executor doesn't have downstream jobs
-        // and is newly created
-        let mut is_uninitialized = self.actor_ctx.initial_dispatch_num == 0;
         for ele in &mut boot_state {
             if let Some(recover_state) = core
                 .split_state_store