diff --git a/server/api/member_test.go b/server/api/member_test.go
index ba05f09b129..820d03febc1 100644
--- a/server/api/member_test.go
+++ b/server/api/member_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"math/rand"
 	"net/http"
@@ -211,14 +210,14 @@ func (s *testMemberAPISuite) TestLeaderResign(c *C) {
 	leader1, err := svrs[0].GetLeader()
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 
-	s.post(c, addrs[leader1.GetMemberId()]+apiPrefix+"/api/v1/leader/resign", nil)
+	s.post(c, addrs[leader1.GetMemberId()]+apiPrefix+"/api/v1/leader/resign", "")
 	leader2 := s.waitLeaderChange(c, svrs[0], leader1)
-	s.post(c, addrs[leader2.GetMemberId()]+apiPrefix+"/api/v1/leader/transfer/"+leader1.GetName(), nil)
+	s.post(c, addrs[leader2.GetMemberId()]+apiPrefix+"/api/v1/leader/transfer/"+leader1.GetName(), "")
 	leader3 := s.waitLeaderChange(c, svrs[0], leader2)
 	c.Assert(leader3.GetMemberId(), Equals, leader1.GetMemberId())
 }
 
-func (s *testMemberAPISuite) TestEtcdLeaderPriority(c *C) {
+func (s *testMemberAPISuite) TestLeaderPriority(c *C) {
 	cfgs, svrs, clean := mustNewCluster(c, 3)
 	defer clean()
 
@@ -229,17 +228,24 @@ func (s *testMemberAPISuite) TestEtcdLeaderPriority(c *C) {
 
 	leader1, err := s.getEtcdLeader(svrs[0])
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
-	s.post(c, addrs[leader1.GetMemberId()]+apiPrefix+"/api/v1/members/name/"+leader1.GetName(), bytes.NewBufferString(`{"leader-priority": -1}`))
+	s.waitLeaderSync(c, svrs[0], leader1)
+	s.post(c, addrs[leader1.GetMemberId()]+apiPrefix+"/api/v1/members/name/"+leader1.GetName(), `{"leader-priority": -1}`)
 	leader2 := s.waitEtcdLeaderChange(c, svrs[0], leader1)
-	s.post(c, addrs[leader1.GetMemberId()]+apiPrefix+"/api/v1/members/name/"+leader1.GetName(), bytes.NewBufferString(`{"leader-priority": 100}`))
+	s.waitLeaderSync(c, svrs[0], leader2)
+	s.post(c, addrs[leader1.GetMemberId()]+apiPrefix+"/api/v1/members/name/"+leader1.GetName(), `{"leader-priority": 100}`)
 	leader3 := s.waitEtcdLeaderChange(c, svrs[0], leader2)
+	s.waitLeaderSync(c, svrs[0], leader3)
 	c.Assert(leader3.GetMemberId(), Equals, leader1.GetMemberId())
 }
 
-func (s *testMemberAPISuite) post(c *C, url string, body io.Reader) {
+func (s *testMemberAPISuite) post(c *C, url string, body string) {
 	testutil.WaitUntil(c, func(c *C) bool {
-		res, err := http.Post(url, "", body)
+		res, err := http.Post(url, "", bytes.NewBufferString(body))
 		c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+		b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)
+		res.Body.Close()
+		c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+		c.Logf("post %s, status: %v res: %s", url, res.StatusCode, string(b))
 		return res.StatusCode == http.StatusOK
 	})
 }
@@ -288,3 +294,15 @@ func (s *testMemberAPISuite) waitEtcdLeaderChange(c *C, svr *server.Server, old
 	})
 	return leader
 }
+
+func (s *testMemberAPISuite) waitLeaderSync(c *C, svr *server.Server, etcdLeader *pdpb.Member) {
+	testutil.WaitUntil(c, func(c *C) bool {
+		leader, err := svr.GetLeader()
+		if err != nil {
+			c.Logf("GetLeader err: %v", err)
+			return false
+		}
+		c.Logf("leader is %v", leader.GetMemberId())
+		return leader.GetMemberId() == etcdLeader.GetMemberId()
+	})
+}
diff --git a/server/leader.go b/server/leader.go
index 39d24882c00..6a103536edb 100644
--- a/server/leader.go
+++ b/server/leader.go
@@ -31,9 +31,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	errNoLeader         = errors.New("no leader")
-	resignLeaderTimeout = time.Second * 5
-	nextLeaderTTL       = 10 // in seconds
+	errNoLeader   = errors.New("no leader")
+	nextLeaderTTL = 10 // in seconds
 )
 
 // IsLeader returns whether server is leader or not.
@@ -101,6 +100,7 @@ func (s *Server) leaderLoop() {
 
 		etcdLeader := s.etcd.Server.Lead()
 		if etcdLeader != s.ID() {
+			log.Infof("%v is not etcd leader, skip campaign leader and check later", s.Name())
 			time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
 			continue
 		}
@@ -282,9 +282,11 @@ func (s *Server) campaignLeader() error {
 			if err = s.updateTimestamp(); err != nil {
 				return errors.Trace(err)
 			}
-		case <-s.resignCh:
-			log.Infof("%s resigns leadership", s.Name())
-			return nil
+			etcdLeader := s.etcd.Server.Lead()
+			if etcdLeader != s.ID() {
+				log.Infof("etcd leader changed, %s resigns leadership", s.Name())
+				return nil
+			}
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			return errors.New("server closed")
 		}
@@ -343,16 +345,7 @@ func (s *Server) ResignLeader(nextLeader string) error {
 	nextLeaderID := leaderIDs[rand.Intn(len(leaderIDs))]
 	log.Infof("%s ready to resign leader, next leader: %v", s.Name(), nextLeaderID)
 	err = s.etcd.Server.MoveLeader(s.leaderLoopCtx, s.ID(), nextLeaderID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Trace(err)
-	}
-	// Resign leader.
-	select {
-	case s.resignCh <- struct{}{}:
-		return nil
-	case <-time.After(resignLeaderTimeout):
-		return errors.Errorf("failed to send resign signal, maybe not leader")
-	}
+	return errors.Trace(err)
 }
 
 func (s *Server) deleteLeaderKey() error {
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index 4daae1c2088..bf10eb42551 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@ type Server struct {
 	// For tso, set after pd becomes leader.
 	ts            atomic.Value
 	lastSavedTime time.Time
-	// For resign notify.
-	resignCh chan struct{}
 	// For async region heartbeat.
 	hbStreams *heartbeatStreams
 }
@@ -101,7 +99,6 @@ func CreateServer(cfg *Config, apiRegister func(*Server) http.Handler) (*Server,
 	s := &Server{
 		cfg:         cfg,
 		scheduleOpt: newScheduleOption(cfg),
-		resignCh:    make(chan struct{}),
 	}
 	s.handler = newHandler(s)