diff --git a/pkg/etcd/client_test.go b/pkg/etcd/client_test.go
index 42220d48e9d..7119f6c9cad 100644
--- a/pkg/etcd/client_test.go
+++ b/pkg/etcd/client_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -51,23 +52,23 @@ func (m *mockClient) Txn(ctx context.Context) clientv3.Txn {
 type mockWatcher struct {
 	clientv3.Watcher
 	watchCh      chan clientv3.WatchResponse
-	resetCount   *int
-	requestCount *int
+	resetCount   *int32
+	requestCount *int32
 	rev          *int64
 }
 
 func (m mockWatcher) Watch(ctx context.Context, key string, opts ...clientv3.OpOption) clientv3.WatchChan {
-	*m.resetCount++
+	atomic.AddInt32(m.resetCount, 1)
 	op := &clientv3.Op{}
 	for _, opt := range opts {
 		opt(op)
 	}
-	*m.rev = op.Rev()
+	atomic.StoreInt64(m.rev, op.Rev())
 	return m.watchCh
 }
 
 func (m mockWatcher) RequestProgress(ctx context.Context) error {
-	*m.requestCount++
+	atomic.AddInt32(m.requestCount, 1)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -153,8 +154,8 @@ func TestDelegateLease(t *testing.T) {
 // test no data lost when WatchCh blocked
 func TestWatchChBlocked(t *testing.T) {
 	cli := clientv3.NewCtxClient(context.TODO())
-	resetCount := 0
-	requestCount := 0
+	resetCount := int32(0)
+	requestCount := int32(0)
 	rev := int64(0)
 	watchCh := make(chan clientv3.WatchResponse, 1)
 	watcher := mockWatcher{watchCh: watchCh, resetCount: &resetCount, requestCount: &requestCount, rev: &rev}
@@ -204,9 +205,9 @@ func TestWatchChBlocked(t *testing.T) {
 
 	require.Equal(t, sentRes, receivedRes)
 	// make sure watchCh has been reset since timeout
-	require.True(t, *watcher.resetCount > 1)
+	require.True(t, atomic.LoadInt32(watcher.resetCount) > 1)
 	// make sure RequestProgress has been call since timeout
-	require.True(t, *watcher.requestCount > 1)
+	require.True(t, atomic.LoadInt32(watcher.requestCount) > 1)
 	// make sure etcdRequestProgressDuration is less than etcdWatchChTimeoutDuration
 	require.Less(t, etcdRequestProgressDuration, etcdWatchChTimeoutDuration)
 }
@@ -214,8 +215,8 @@ func TestWatchChBlocked(t *testing.T) {
 // test no data lost when OutCh blocked
 func TestOutChBlocked(t *testing.T) {
 	cli := clientv3.NewCtxClient(context.TODO())
-	resetCount := 0
-	requestCount := 0
+	resetCount := int32(0)
+	requestCount := int32(0)
 	rev := int64(0)
 	watchCh := make(chan clientv3.WatchResponse, 1)
 	watcher := mockWatcher{watchCh: watchCh, resetCount: &resetCount, requestCount: &requestCount, rev: &rev}
@@ -266,8 +267,8 @@ func TestOutChBlocked(t *testing.T) {
 func TestRevisionNotFallBack(t *testing.T) {
 	cli := clientv3.NewCtxClient(context.TODO())
 
-	resetCount := 0
-	requestCount := 0
+	resetCount := int32(0)
+	requestCount := int32(0)
 	rev := int64(0)
 	watchCh := make(chan clientv3.WatchResponse, 1)
 	watcher := mockWatcher{watchCh: watchCh, resetCount: &resetCount, requestCount: &requestCount, rev: &rev}
@@ -301,11 +302,11 @@ func TestRevisionNotFallBack(t *testing.T) {
 	// move time forward
 	mockClock.Add(time.Second * 30)
 	// make sure watchCh has been reset since timeout
-	require.True(t, *watcher.resetCount > 1)
-	// make suer revision in WatchWitchChan does not fall back
+	require.True(t, atomic.LoadInt32(watcher.resetCount) > 1)
+	// make sure revision in WatchWitchChan does not fall back
 	// even if there has not any response been received from WatchCh
 	// while WatchCh was reset
-	require.Equal(t, *watcher.rev, revision)
+	require.Equal(t, atomic.LoadInt64(watcher.rev), revision)
 }
 
 type mockTxn struct {
diff --git a/pkg/etcd/etcd_test.go b/pkg/etcd/etcd_test.go
index 1ccc678117d..36b604d44cf 100644
--- a/pkg/etcd/etcd_test.go
+++ b/pkg/etcd/etcd_test.go
@@ -29,14 +29,13 @@ import (
 	cerror "github.com/pingcap/tiflow/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tiflow/pkg/util"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/clientv3"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/clientv3/concurrency"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/embed"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/pkg/logutil"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
-
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/clientv3"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/embed"
 )
 
 type Captures []*model.CaptureInfo