diff --git a/flink-cdc-connect/flink-cdc-source-connectors/flink-connector-oceanbase-cdc/src/main/java/com/ververica/cdc/connectors/oceanbase/source/OceanBaseConnection.java b/flink-cdc-connect/flink-cdc-source-connectors/flink-connector-oceanbase-cdc/src/main/java/com/ververica/cdc/connectors/oceanbase/source/OceanBaseConnection.java
index e45497e9c1d..3e3b85a5908 100644
--- a/flink-cdc-connect/flink-cdc-source-connectors/flink-connector-oceanbase-cdc/src/main/java/com/ververica/cdc/connectors/oceanbase/source/OceanBaseConnection.java
+++ b/flink-cdc-connect/flink-cdc-source-connectors/flink-connector-oceanbase-cdc/src/main/java/com/ververica/cdc/connectors/oceanbase/source/OceanBaseConnection.java
@@ -20,13 +20,17 @@
 
 import io.debezium.jdbc.JdbcConfiguration;
 import io.debezium.jdbc.JdbcConnection;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import java.sql.DatabaseMetaData;
 import java.sql.ResultSet;
 import java.sql.SQLException;
+import java.sql.Timestamp;
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Properties;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
@@ -34,6 +38,8 @@
 /** {@link JdbcConnection} extension to be used with OceanBase server. */
 public class OceanBaseConnection extends JdbcConnection {
 
+    private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(OceanBaseConnection.class);
+
     private static final String QUOTED_CHARACTER = "`";
     private static final Properties DEFAULT_JDBC_PROPERTIES = initializeDefaultJdbcProperties();
     private static final String MYSQL_URL_PATTERN =
@@ -105,20 +111,42 @@ private static JdbcConnection.ConnectionFactory factory(
                 formatJdbcUrl(jdbcDriver, jdbcProperties), jdbcDriver, classLoader);
     }
 
-    private String getSystemSchema() {
-        return "mysql".equalsIgnoreCase(compatibleMode) ? "oceanbase" : "SYS";
-    }
-
     /**
-     * Get current timestamp in nanoseconds from GTS (Global Timestamp Service).
+     * Get current timestamp number in seconds.
      *
-     * @return the global timestamp.
+     * @return current timestamp number.
      * @throws SQLException If a database access error occurs.
      */
-    public Long getGlobalTimestamp() throws SQLException {
+    public long getCurrentTimestampS() throws SQLException {
+        try {
+            long globalTimestamp = getGlobalTimestamp();
+            LOG.info("Global timestamp: {}", globalTimestamp);
+            return Long.parseLong(String.valueOf(globalTimestamp).substring(0, 10));
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            LOG.warn("Failed to get global timestamp, use local timestamp instead");
+        }
+        return getCurrentTimestamp()
+                .orElseThrow(IllegalStateException::new)
+                .toInstant()
+                .getEpochSecond();
+    }
+
+    private long getGlobalTimestamp() throws SQLException {
+        String schema = "mysql".equalsIgnoreCase(compatibleMode) ? "oceanbase" : "SYS";
+        return querySingleValue(
+                connection(),
+                "SELECT TS_VALUE FROM " + schema + ".V$OB_TIMESTAMP_SERVICE",
+                ps -> {},
+                rs -> rs.getLong(1));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Optional<Timestamp> getCurrentTimestamp() throws SQLException {
         return queryAndMap(
-                String.format("SELECT TS_VALUE FROM %s.V$OB_TIMESTAMP_SERVICE", getSystemSchema()),
-                rs -> rs.next() ? rs.getLong(1) : null);
+                "mysql".equalsIgnoreCase(compatibleMode)
+                        ? "SELECT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP"
+                        : "SELECT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP FROM DUAL",
+                rs -> rs.next() ? Optional.of(rs.getTimestamp(1)) : Optional.empty());
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/flink-cdc-connect/flink-cdc-source-connectors/flink-connector-oceanbase-cdc/src/main/java/com/ververica/cdc/connectors/oceanbase/source/OceanBaseRichSourceFunction.java b/flink-cdc-connect/flink-cdc-source-connectors/flink-connector-oceanbase-cdc/src/main/java/com/ververica/cdc/connectors/oceanbase/source/OceanBaseRichSourceFunction.java
index e243243b0e2..8520f48a505 100644
--- a/flink-cdc-connect/flink-cdc-source-connectors/flink-connector-oceanbase-cdc/src/main/java/com/ververica/cdc/connectors/oceanbase/source/OceanBaseRichSourceFunction.java
+++ b/flink-cdc-connect/flink-cdc-source-connectors/flink-connector-oceanbase-cdc/src/main/java/com/ververica/cdc/connectors/oceanbase/source/OceanBaseRichSourceFunction.java
@@ -152,11 +152,7 @@ public void run(SourceContext<T> ctx) throws Exception {
             initTableWhiteList();
 
             if (shouldReadSnapshot()) {
-                Long globalTimestamp = getSnapshotConnection().getGlobalTimestamp();
-                if (globalTimestamp == null || globalTimestamp <= 0) {
-                    throw new RuntimeException("Got invalid global timestamp: " + globalTimestamp);
-                }
-                long startTimestamp = globalTimestamp / 1000_000_000;
+                long startTimestamp = getSnapshotConnection().getCurrentTimestampS();
                 LOG.info("Snapshot reading started from timestamp: {}", startTimestamp);
                 readSnapshotRecords();
                 LOG.info("Snapshot reading finished");