diff --git a/ddl/owner_manager.go b/ddl/owner_manager.go
index 4fad09fbcda55..345665845285c 100644
--- a/ddl/owner_manager.go
+++ b/ddl/owner_manager.go
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ngaut/log"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/terror"
 	goctx "golang.org/x/net/context"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 )
 
 // OwnerManager is used to campaign the owner and manage the owner information.
@@ -117,17 +116,17 @@ func newSession(ctx goctx.Context, flag string, etcdCli *clientv3.Client, retryC
 	var err error
 	var etcdSession *concurrency.Session
 	for i := 0; i < retryCnt; i++ {
+		if isContextDone(ctx) {
+			return etcdSession, errors.Trace(ctx.Err())
+		}
+
 		etcdSession, err = concurrency.NewSession(etcdCli,
 			concurrency.WithTTL(ttl), concurrency.WithContext(ctx))
 		if err == nil {
 			break
 		}
 		log.Warnf("[ddl] %s failed to new session, err %v", flag, err)
-		if isContextFinished(err) || terror.ErrorEqual(err, grpc.ErrClientConnClosing) {
-			break
-		}
 		time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
-		continue
 	}
 	return etcdSession, errors.Trace(err)
 }
@@ -181,10 +180,6 @@ func (m *ownerManager) campaignLoop(ctx goctx.Context, etcdSession *concurrency.
 		err = elec.Campaign(ctx, m.ddlID)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Infof("[ddl] %s failed to campaign, err %v", idInfo, err)
-			if isContextFinished(err) {
-				log.Warnf("[ddl] %s campaign loop, err %v", idInfo, err)
-				return
-			}
 			continue
 		}
 
diff --git a/ddl/syncer.go b/ddl/syncer.go
index 5c38df7090d49..cdb568d42242b 100644
--- a/ddl/syncer.go
+++ b/ddl/syncer.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/coreos/etcd/clientv3/concurrency"
 	"github.com/juju/errors"
 	"github.com/ngaut/log"
-	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/terror"
 	goctx "golang.org/x/net/context"
 )
 
@@ -96,10 +95,8 @@ func (s *schemaVersionSyncer) putKV(ctx goctx.Context, retryCnt int, key, val st
 	opts ...clientv3.OpOption) error {
 	var err error
 	for i := 0; i < retryCnt; i++ {
-		select {
-		case <-ctx.Done():
+		if isContextDone(ctx) {
 			return errors.Trace(ctx.Err())
-		default:
 		}
 
 		childCtx, cancel := goctx.WithTimeout(ctx, keyOpDefaultTimeout)
@@ -184,10 +181,11 @@ func (s *schemaVersionSyncer) RemoveSelfVersionPath() error {
 	return errors.Trace(err)
 }
 
-func isContextFinished(err error) bool {
-	if terror.ErrorEqual(err, goctx.Canceled) ||
-		terror.ErrorEqual(err, goctx.DeadlineExceeded) {
+func isContextDone(ctx goctx.Context) bool {
+	select {
+	case <-ctx.Done():
 		return true
+	default:
 	}
 	return false
 }
@@ -199,16 +197,11 @@ func (s *schemaVersionSyncer) OwnerCheckAllVersions(ctx goctx.Context, latestVer
 	intervalCnt := int(time.Second / checkVersInterval)
 	updatedMap := make(map[string]struct{})
 	for {
-		select {
-		case <-ctx.Done():
+		if isContextDone(ctx) {
 			return errors.Trace(ctx.Err())
-		default:
 		}
 
 		resp, err := s.etcdCli.Get(ctx, DDLAllSchemaVersions, clientv3.WithPrefix())
-		if isContextFinished(err) {
-			return errors.Trace(err)
-		}
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Infof("[syncer] check all versions failed %v", err)
 			continue