diff --git a/arbiter/server.go b/arbiter/server.go
index 7035f1406..fb8d1b294 100644
--- a/arbiter/server.go
+++ b/arbiter/server.go
@@ -287,8 +287,16 @@ func (s *Server) loadStatus() (int, error) {
 func syncBinlogs(ctx context.Context, source <-chan *reader.Message, ld loader.Loader) (err error) {
 	dest := ld.Input()
 	defer ld.Close()
+	var receivedTs int64
 	for msg := range source {
 		log.Debug("recv msg from kafka reader", zap.Int64("ts", msg.Binlog.CommitTs), zap.Int64("offset", msg.Offset))
+
+		if msg.Binlog.CommitTs <= receivedTs {
+			log.Info("skip repeated binlog", zap.Int64("ts", msg.Binlog.CommitTs), zap.Int64("offset", msg.Offset))
+			continue
+		}
+		receivedTs = msg.Binlog.CommitTs
+
 		txn, err := loader.SlaveBinlogToTxn(msg.Binlog)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error("transfer binlog failed, program will stop handling data from loader", zap.Error(err))
diff --git a/arbiter/server_test.go b/arbiter/server_test.go
index 97cb0cfa4..8b68a5550 100644
--- a/arbiter/server_test.go
+++ b/arbiter/server_test.go
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ type syncBinlogsSuite struct{}
 
 var _ = Suite(&syncBinlogsSuite{})
 
-func (s *syncBinlogsSuite) createMsg(schema, table, sql string) *reader.Message {
+func (s *syncBinlogsSuite) createMsg(schema, table, sql string, commitTs int64) *reader.Message {
 	return &reader.Message{
 		Binlog: &pb.Binlog{
 			DdlData: &pb.DDLData{
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ func (s *syncBinlogsSuite) createMsg(schema, table, sql string) *reader.Message
 				TableName:  &table,
 				DdlQuery:   []byte(sql),
 			},
+			CommitTs: commitTs,
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -395,8 +396,15 @@ func (s *syncBinlogsSuite) createMsg(schema, table, sql string) *reader.Message
 func (s *syncBinlogsSuite) TestShouldSendBinlogToLoader(c *C) {
 	source := make(chan *reader.Message, 1)
 	msgs := []*reader.Message{
-		s.createMsg("test42", "users", "alter table users add column gender smallint"),
-		s.createMsg("test42", "operations", "alter table operations drop column seq"),
+		s.createMsg("test42", "users", "alter table users add column gender smallint", 1),
+		s.createMsg("test42", "users", "alter table users add column gender smallint", 1),
+		s.createMsg("test42", "operations", "alter table operations drop column seq", 2),
+		s.createMsg("test42", "users", "alter table users add column gender smallint", 1),
+		s.createMsg("test42", "operations", "alter table operations drop column seq", 2),
+	}
+	expectMsgs := []*reader.Message{
+		s.createMsg("test42", "users", "alter table users add column gender smallint", 1),
+		s.createMsg("test42", "operations", "alter table operations drop column seq", 2),
 	}
 	dest := make(chan *loader.Txn, len(msgs))
 	go func() {
@@ -410,8 +418,8 @@ func (s *syncBinlogsSuite) TestShouldSendBinlogToLoader(c *C) {
 	err := syncBinlogs(context.Background(), source, &ld)
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 
-	c.Assert(len(dest), Equals, 2)
-	for _, m := range msgs {
+	c.Assert(len(dest), Equals, len(expectMsgs))
+	for _, m := range expectMsgs {
 		txn := <-dest
 		c.Assert(txn.Metadata.(*reader.Message), DeepEquals, m)
 	}
@@ -426,7 +434,7 @@ func (s *syncBinlogsSuite) TestShouldQuitWhenSomeErrorOccurs(c *C) {
 		// input is set small to trigger blocking easily
 		input: make(chan *loader.Txn, 1),
 	}
-	msg := s.createMsg("test42", "users", "alter table users add column gender smallint")
+	msg := s.createMsg("test42", "users", "alter table users add column gender smallint", 1)
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()
 	// start a routine keep sending msgs to kafka reader