diff --git a/dtmsvr/cron.go b/dtmsvr/cron.go
index a768fa1..c1b0692 100644
--- a/dtmsvr/cron.go
+++ b/dtmsvr/cron.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func lockOneTrans(expireIn time.Duration) *TransGlobal {
 		return nil
 	}
 	logger.Infof("cron job return a trans: %s", global.String())
-	return &TransGlobal{TransGlobalStore: *global}
+	return &TransGlobal{TransGlobalStore: *global, triggerType: triggerCron}
 }
 
 func handlePanic(perr *error) {
diff --git a/dtmsvr/trans_class.go b/dtmsvr/trans_class.go
index b6e080b..e9dc48c 100644
--- a/dtmsvr/trans_class.go
+++ b/dtmsvr/trans_class.go
@@ -19,11 +19,19 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 )
 
+type triggerType int
+
+const (
+	triggerManual triggerType = iota //manual trigger
+	triggerCron                      //cron trigger
+)
+
 // TransGlobal global transaction
 type TransGlobal struct {
 	storage.TransGlobalStore
 	lastTouched      time.Time // record the start time of process
 	updateBranchSync bool
+	triggerType      triggerType
 }
 
 // TransBranch branch transaction
@@ -104,7 +112,8 @@ func TransFromDtmRequest(ctx context.Context, c *dtmgpb.DtmRequest) *TransGlobal
 			PassthroughHeaders: o.PassthroughHeaders,
 			BranchHeaders:      o.BranchHeaders,
 		},
-	}}
+	},
+		triggerType: triggerManual}
 	if c.Steps != "" {
 		dtmimp.MustUnmarshalString(c.Steps, &r.Steps)
 	}
diff --git a/dtmsvr/trans_type_msg.go b/dtmsvr/trans_type_msg.go
index 3e62c69..fd386c6 100644
--- a/dtmsvr/trans_type_msg.go
+++ b/dtmsvr/trans_type_msg.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func (t *transMsgProcessor) ProcessOnce(branches []TransBranch) error {
 		dtmimp.MustUnmarshalString(t.CustomData, &cmc)
 	}
 
-	if cmc.Delay > 0 {
+	if cmc.Delay > 0 && t.triggerType == triggerManual {
 		t.delayCronTime(cmc.Delay)
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/test/msg_delay_test.go b/test/msg_delay_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7300530
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/msg_delay_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package test
+
+import (
+	"github.com/dtm-labs/dtm/dtmcli"
+	"github.com/dtm-labs/dtm/dtmcli/dtmimp"
+	"github.com/dtm-labs/dtm/dtmsvr"
+	"github.com/dtm-labs/dtm/dtmutil"
+	"github.com/dtm-labs/dtm/test/busi"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func genMsgDelay(gid string) *dtmcli.Msg {
+	req := busi.GenTransReq(30, false, false)
+	msg := dtmcli.NewMsg(dtmutil.DefaultHTTPServer, gid).
+		Add(busi.Busi+"/TransOut", &req).
+		Add(busi.Busi+"/TransIn", &req).EnableDelay(2)
+	msg.QueryPrepared = busi.Busi + "/QueryPrepared"
+	return msg
+}
+
+func TestMsgDelayNormal(t *testing.T) {
+	gid := dtmimp.GetFuncName()
+	msg := genMsgDelay(gid)
+	msg.Submit()
+	assert.Equal(t, StatusSubmitted, getTransStatus(msg.Gid))
+	waitTransProcessed(msg.Gid)
+	assert.Equal(t, []string{StatusPrepared, StatusPrepared}, getBranchesStatus(msg.Gid))
+	assert.Equal(t, StatusSubmitted, getTransStatus(msg.Gid))
+	time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
+	dtmsvr.CronForwardDuration = 0
+	cronTransOnce(t, gid)
+	assert.Equal(t, []string{StatusSucceed, StatusSucceed}, getBranchesStatus(msg.Gid))
+	assert.Equal(t, StatusSucceed, getTransStatus(msg.Gid))
+}