diff --git a/pkg/mcs/resourcemanager/server/token_buckets.go b/pkg/mcs/resourcemanager/server/token_buckets.go
index 88e1be02942..1de00350bca 100644
--- a/pkg/mcs/resourcemanager/server/token_buckets.go
+++ b/pkg/mcs/resourcemanager/server/token_buckets.go
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ func (gtb *GroupTokenBucket) init(now time.Time, clientID uint64) {
 	if gtb.Settings.FillRate == 0 {
 		gtb.Settings.FillRate = defaultRefillRate
 	}
-	if gtb.Tokens < defaultInitialTokens {
+	if gtb.Tokens < defaultInitialTokens && gtb.Settings.BurstLimit > 0 {
 		gtb.Tokens = defaultInitialTokens
 	}
 	// init slot
@@ -311,21 +311,23 @@ func (gtb *GroupTokenBucket) updateTokens(now time.Time, burstLimit int64, clien
 	var elapseTokens float64
 	if !gtb.Initialized {
 		gtb.init(now, clientUniqueID)
-	} else if delta := now.Sub(*gtb.LastUpdate); delta > 0 {
-		elapseTokens = float64(gtb.Settings.GetFillRate())*delta.Seconds() + gtb.lastBurstTokens
-		gtb.lastBurstTokens = 0
-		gtb.Tokens += elapseTokens
-		gtb.LastUpdate = &now
+	} else if burst := float64(burstLimit); burst > 0 {
+		if delta := now.Sub(*gtb.LastUpdate); delta > 0 {
+			elapseTokens = float64(gtb.Settings.GetFillRate())*delta.Seconds() + gtb.lastBurstTokens
+			gtb.lastBurstTokens = 0
+			gtb.Tokens += elapseTokens
+		}
+		if gtb.Tokens > burst {
+			elapseTokens -= gtb.Tokens - burst
+			gtb.Tokens = burst
+		}
 	}
+	gtb.LastUpdate = &now
 	// Reloan when setting changed
 	if gtb.settingChanged && gtb.Tokens <= 0 {
 		elapseTokens = 0
 		gtb.resetLoan()
 	}
-	if burst := float64(burstLimit); burst > 0 && gtb.Tokens > burst {
-		elapseTokens -= gtb.Tokens - burst
-		gtb.Tokens = burst
-	}
 	// Balance each slots.
 	gtb.balanceSlotTokens(clientUniqueID, gtb.Settings, consumptionToken, elapseTokens)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/mcs/resourcemanager/server/token_buckets_test.go b/pkg/mcs/resourcemanager/server/token_buckets_test.go
index a7d3b9e3bad..1e14d9eca6a 100644
--- a/pkg/mcs/resourcemanager/server/token_buckets_test.go
+++ b/pkg/mcs/resourcemanager/server/token_buckets_test.go
@@ -48,11 +48,40 @@ func TestGroupTokenBucketUpdateAndPatch(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	tb.patch(tbSetting)
-
+	time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
 	time2 := time.Now()
 	tb.request(time2, 0, 0, clientUniqueID)
 	re.LessOrEqual(math.Abs(100000-tb.Tokens), time2.Sub(time1).Seconds()*float64(tbSetting.Settings.FillRate)+1e7)
 	re.Equal(tbSetting.Settings.FillRate, tb.Settings.FillRate)
+
+	tbSetting = &rmpb.TokenBucket{
+		Tokens: 0,
+		Settings: &rmpb.TokenLimitSettings{
+			FillRate:   2000,
+			BurstLimit: -1,
+		},
+	}
+	tb = NewGroupTokenBucket(tbSetting)
+	tb.request(time2, 0, 0, clientUniqueID)
+	re.LessOrEqual(math.Abs(tbSetting.Tokens), 1e-7)
+	time3 := time.Now()
+	tb.request(time3, 0, 0, clientUniqueID)
+	re.LessOrEqual(math.Abs(tbSetting.Tokens), 1e-7)
+
+	tbSetting = &rmpb.TokenBucket{
+		Tokens: 200000,
+		Settings: &rmpb.TokenLimitSettings{
+			FillRate:   2000,
+			BurstLimit: -1,
+		},
+	}
+	tb = NewGroupTokenBucket(tbSetting)
+	tb.request(time3, 0, 0, clientUniqueID)
+	re.LessOrEqual(math.Abs(tbSetting.Tokens-200000), 1e-7)
+	time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+	time4 := time.Now()
+	tb.request(time4, 0, 0, clientUniqueID)
+	re.LessOrEqual(math.Abs(tbSetting.Tokens-200000), 1e-7)
 }
 
 func TestGroupTokenBucketRequest(t *testing.T) {