diff --git a/src/storage/src/hummock/store/hummock_storage.rs b/src/storage/src/hummock/store/hummock_storage.rs
index b3379efa3830..e8df8221756a 100644
--- a/src/storage/src/hummock/store/hummock_storage.rs
+++ b/src/storage/src/hummock/store/hummock_storage.rs
@@ -406,6 +406,11 @@ impl HummockStorage {
         let ret = if let Some(info) = info
             && epoch <= info.committed_epoch
         {
+            if epoch < info.committed_epoch {
+                return Err(
+                    HummockError::expired_epoch(table_id, info.committed_epoch, epoch).into(),
+                );
+            }
             // read committed_version directly without build snapshot
             get_committed_read_version_tuple(pinned_version, table_id, key_range, epoch)
         } else {