diff --git a/dtmsvr/trans_class.go b/dtmsvr/trans_class.go
index 02f08da..77d1843 100644
--- a/dtmsvr/trans_class.go
+++ b/dtmsvr/trans_class.go
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ type TransGlobal struct {
 	NextCronInterval int64
 	NextCronTime     *time.Time
 	dtmimp.TransOptions
-	lastTouched time.Time // record the start time of process
+	lastTouched      time.Time // record the start time of process
+	updateBranchSync bool
 }
 
 // TableName TableName
diff --git a/dtmsvr/trans_status.go b/dtmsvr/trans_status.go
index dcee6b1..188c260 100644
--- a/dtmsvr/trans_status.go
+++ b/dtmsvr/trans_status.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (t *TransGlobal) changeStatus(db *common.DB, status string) *gorm.DB {
 }
 
 func (t *TransGlobal) changeBranchStatus(db *common.DB, b *TransBranch, status string) {
-	if common.DtmConfig.UpdateBranchSync > 0 || t.TransType == "saga" && t.TimeoutToFail > 0 {
+	if common.DtmConfig.UpdateBranchSync > 0 || t.updateBranchSync {
 		err := db.Transaction(func(tx *gorm.DB) error {
 			dbr := tx.Clauses(clause.Locking{Strength: "UPDATE"}).Model(&TransGlobal{}).Where("gid=? and status=?", t.Gid, t.Status).Find(&[]TransGlobal{})
 			checkAffected(dbr) // check TransGlobal is not modified
diff --git a/dtmsvr/trans_type_saga.go b/dtmsvr/trans_type_saga.go
index 3760a89..46ed6d3 100644
--- a/dtmsvr/trans_type_saga.go
+++ b/dtmsvr/trans_type_saga.go
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ func (t *transSagaProcessor) ProcessOnce(db *common.DB, branches []TransBranch)
 	if t.CustomData != "" {
 		dtmimp.MustUnmarshalString(t.CustomData, &csc)
 	}
+	if csc.Concurrent || t.TimeoutToFail > 0 { // when saga is not normal, update branch sync
+		t.updateBranchSync = true
+	}
 	// resultStats
 	var rsAToStart, rsAStarted, rsADone, rsAFailed, rsASucceed, rsCToStart, rsCDone, rsCSucceed int
 	branchResults := make([]branchResult, n) // save the branch result