diff --git a/charts/tidb-cluster/templates/scripts/_start_pump.sh.tpl b/charts/tidb-cluster/templates/scripts/_start_pump.sh.tpl
index 79c37350494..815fcbcf656 100644
--- a/charts/tidb-cluster/templates/scripts/_start_pump.sh.tpl
+++ b/charts/tidb-cluster/templates/scripts/_start_pump.sh.tpl
@@ -5,3 +5,8 @@ set -euo pipefail
 -advertise-addr=`echo ${HOSTNAME}`.{{ template "cluster.name" . }}-pump:8250 \
 -config=/etc/pump/pump.toml \
 -log-file=
+
+if [ $? == 0 ]; then
+    echo "pump offline, please delete my pod"
+    tail -f /dev/null
+fi