diff --git a/dtmsvr/cron.go b/dtmsvr/cron.go
index 8ffff26..a768fa1 100644
--- a/dtmsvr/cron.go
+++ b/dtmsvr/cron.go
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@
 package dtmsvr
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/rand"
 	"runtime/debug"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/dtm-labs/dtm/dtmcli"
 	"github.com/dtm-labs/dtm/dtmcli/dtmimp"
 	"github.com/dtm-labs/dtm/dtmcli/logger"
 )
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ func CronTransOnce() (gid string) {
 	trans.WaitResult = true
 	branches := GetStore().FindBranches(gid)
 	err := trans.Process(branches)
-	dtmimp.E2P(err)
+	dtmimp.PanicIf(err != nil && !errors.Is(err, dtmcli.ErrFailure), err)
 	return
 }
 
diff --git a/dtmsvr/trans_type_saga.go b/dtmsvr/trans_type_saga.go
index 7f43934..15f8c6b 100644
--- a/dtmsvr/trans_type_saga.go
+++ b/dtmsvr/trans_type_saga.go
@@ -93,12 +93,12 @@ func (t *transSagaProcessor) ProcessOnce(branches []TransBranch) error {
 	}
 	shouldRun := func(current int) bool {
 		// if !csc.Concurrent，then check the branch in previous step is succeed
-		if !csc.Concurrent && current >= 2 && branches[current-2].Status != dtmcli.StatusSucceed {
+		if !csc.Concurrent && current >= 2 && branchResults[current-2].status != dtmcli.StatusSucceed {
 			return false
 		}
 		// if csc.concurrent, then check the Orders. origin one step correspond to 2 step in dtmsvr
 		for _, pre := range csc.Orders[current/2] {
-			if branches[pre*2+1].Status != dtmcli.StatusSucceed {
+			if branchResults[pre*2+1].status != dtmcli.StatusSucceed {
 				return false
 			}
 		}
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func (t *transSagaProcessor) ProcessOnce(branches []TransBranch) error {
 	shouldRollback := func(current int) bool {
 		rollbacked := func(i int) bool {
 			// current compensate op rollbacked or related action still prepared
-			return branches[i].Status == dtmcli.StatusSucceed || branches[i+1].Status == dtmcli.StatusPrepared
+			return branchResults[i].status == dtmcli.StatusSucceed || branchResults[i+1].status == dtmcli.StatusPrepared
 		}
 		if rollbacked(current) {
 			return false
@@ -192,7 +192,21 @@ func (t *transSagaProcessor) ProcessOnce(branches []TransBranch) error {
 			logger.Debugf("wait once for done")
 		}
 	}
-
+	prepareToCompensate := func() {
+		toRunActions := pickToRunActions()
+		for _, b := range toRunActions {
+			// these branches may have run. so flag them to status succeed, then run the corresponding
+			// compensate
+			branchResults[b].status = dtmcli.StatusSucceed
+		}
+		for i, b := range branchResults {
+			if b.op == dtmcli.BranchCompensate && b.status != dtmcli.StatusSucceed &&
+				branchResults[i+1].status != dtmcli.StatusPrepared {
+				rsCToStart++
+			}
+		}
+		logger.Debugf("rsCToStart: %d branchResults: %v", rsCToStart, branchResults)
+	}
 	timeLimit := time.Now().Add(time.Duration(conf.RequestTimeout+2) * time.Second)
 	for time.Now().Before(timeLimit) && t.Status == dtmcli.StatusSubmitted && !t.isTimeout() && rsAFailed == 0 {
 		toRun := pickToRunActions()
@@ -209,13 +223,9 @@ func (t *transSagaProcessor) ProcessOnce(branches []TransBranch) error {
 	if t.Status == dtmcli.StatusSubmitted && (rsAFailed > 0 || t.isTimeout()) {
 		t.changeStatus(dtmcli.StatusAborting)
 	}
-	for i, b := range branchResults {
-		if b.op == dtmcli.BranchCompensate && b.status != dtmcli.StatusSucceed &&
-			branchResults[i+1].status != dtmcli.StatusPrepared {
-			rsCToStart++
-		}
+	if t.Status == dtmcli.StatusAborting {
+		prepareToCompensate()
 	}
-	logger.Debugf("rsCToStart: %d", rsCToStart)
 	for time.Now().Before(timeLimit) && t.Status == dtmcli.StatusAborting {
 		toRun := pickToRunCompensates()
 		runBranches(toRun)