diff --git a/be/src/agent/publish_version.cpp b/be/src/agent/publish_version.cpp
index c1a30f88216ff..d1c3508537216 100644
--- a/be/src/agent/publish_version.cpp
+++ b/be/src/agent/publish_version.cpp
@@ -224,12 +224,16 @@ void run_publish_version_task(ThreadPoolToken* token, const TPublishVersionReque
                                             tablet_info.tablet_id, partition_version.version, transaction_id);
             } else {
                 const int64_t max_continuous_version =
-                        enable_sync_publish ? tablet->max_continuous_version() : tablet->max_readable_version();
+                        enable_sync_publish ? tablet->max_readable_version() : tablet->max_continuous_version();
                 if (max_continuous_version > 0) {
                     auto& pair = tablet_versions.emplace_back();
                     pair.__set_tablet_id(tablet_info.tablet_id);
                     pair.__set_version(max_continuous_version);
                 }
+
+                if (enable_sync_publish && tablet_tasks.empty() && max_continuous_version < partition_version.version) {
+                    error_tablet_ids.push_back(tablet_info.tablet_id);
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/be/test/storage/publish_version_task_test.cpp b/be/test/storage/publish_version_task_test.cpp
index b6963998c1f67..efe0ff409cabf 100644
--- a/be/test/storage/publish_version_task_test.cpp
+++ b/be/test/storage/publish_version_task_test.cpp
@@ -266,6 +266,21 @@ TEST_F(PublishVersionTaskTest, test_publish_version) {
                          ->new_token(ThreadPool::ExecutionMode::CONCURRENT);
     std::unordered_set<DataDir*> affected_dirs;
     std::vector<TFinishTaskRequest> finish_task_requests;
+    {
+        auto& finish_task_request = finish_task_requests.emplace_back();
+        TPublishVersionRequest publish_version_req;
+        publish_version_req.transaction_id = 3333;
+        TPartitionVersionInfo pvinfo;
+        pvinfo.partition_id = 10;
+        pvinfo.version = 10;
+        publish_version_req.partition_version_infos.push_back(pvinfo);
+        publish_version_req.enable_sync_publish = true;
+        std::vector<TabletInfo> tablet_infos;
+        StorageEngine::instance()->tablet_manager()->get_tablets_by_partition(10, tablet_infos);
+        ASSERT_TRUE(tablet_infos.size() > 0);
+        run_publish_version_task(token.get(), publish_version_req, finish_task_request, affected_dirs, 0);
+        ASSERT_EQ(1, finish_task_request.error_tablet_ids.size());
+    }
     auto& finish_task_request = finish_task_requests.emplace_back();
     // create req
     TPublishVersionRequest publish_version_req;