diff --git a/be/src/olap/rowset/segment_v2/column_reader.cpp b/be/src/olap/rowset/segment_v2/column_reader.cpp
index 45ae123ae36d11..917f6563d80a50 100644
--- a/be/src/olap/rowset/segment_v2/column_reader.cpp
+++ b/be/src/olap/rowset/segment_v2/column_reader.cpp
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ Status ColumnReader::create(const ColumnReaderOptions& opts, const ColumnMetaPB&
         }
         case FieldType::OLAP_FIELD_TYPE_MAP: {
             // map reader now has 3 sub readers for key, value, offsets(scalar), null(scala)
+            DCHECK(meta.children_columns_size() == 3 || meta.children_columns_size() == 4);
             std::unique_ptr<ColumnReader> key_reader;
             RETURN_IF_ERROR(ColumnReader::create(opts, meta.children_columns(0),
                                                  meta.children_columns(0).num_rows(), file_reader,
diff --git a/be/src/olap/rowset/segment_v2/column_writer.cpp b/be/src/olap/rowset/segment_v2/column_writer.cpp
index 19a0c4f3a849d5..6f618cc1ddc38b 100644
--- a/be/src/olap/rowset/segment_v2/column_writer.cpp
+++ b/be/src/olap/rowset/segment_v2/column_writer.cpp
@@ -262,6 +262,11 @@ Status ColumnWriter::create(const ColumnWriterOptions& opts, const TabletColumn*
         }
         case FieldType::OLAP_FIELD_TYPE_MAP: {
             DCHECK(column->get_subtype_count() == 2);
+            if (column->get_subtype_count() < 2) {
+                return Status::InternalError(
+                        "If you upgraded from version 1.2.*, please DROP the MAP columns and then "
+                        "ADD the MAP columns back.");
+            }
             // create key & value writer
             std::vector<std::unique_ptr<ColumnWriter>> inner_writer_list;
             for (int i = 0; i < 2; ++i) {
diff --git a/be/src/olap/tablet_schema.cpp b/be/src/olap/tablet_schema.cpp
index 6dd04782588e24..82c52195cff8a8 100644
--- a/be/src/olap/tablet_schema.cpp
+++ b/be/src/olap/tablet_schema.cpp
@@ -441,7 +441,8 @@ void TabletColumn::init_from_pb(const ColumnPB& column) {
         CHECK(column.children_columns_size() == 1) << "ARRAY type has more than 1 children types.";
     }
     if (_type == FieldType::OLAP_FIELD_TYPE_MAP) {
-        CHECK(column.children_columns_size() == 2) << "MAP type has more than 2 children types.";
+        DCHECK(column.children_columns_size() == 2) << "MAP type has more than 2 children types.";
+        LOG(WARNING) << "MAP type has more than 2 children types.";
     }
     for (size_t i = 0; i < column.children_columns_size(); i++) {
         TabletColumn child_column;
@@ -481,7 +482,8 @@ void TabletColumn::to_schema_pb(ColumnPB* column) const {
         CHECK(_sub_columns.size() == 1) << "ARRAY type has more than 1 children types.";
     }
     if (_type == FieldType::OLAP_FIELD_TYPE_MAP) {
-        CHECK(_sub_columns.size() == 2) << "MAP type has more than 2 children types.";
+        DCHECK(_sub_columns.size() == 2) << "MAP type has more than 2 children types.";
+        LOG(WARNING) << "MAP type has more than 2 children types.";
     }
 
     for (size_t i = 0; i < _sub_columns.size(); i++) {