diff --git a/pkg/utils/etcdutil/etcdutil.go b/pkg/utils/etcdutil/etcdutil.go
index c42ea0f895b8..ef987609f330 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/etcdutil/etcdutil.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/etcdutil/etcdutil.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/proto"
 	"github.com/pingcap/errors"
-
 	"github.com/pingcap/failpoint"
 	"github.com/pingcap/log"
 	"github.com/tikv/pd/pkg/errs"
@@ -220,20 +219,17 @@ func createEtcdClient(tlsConfig *tls.Config, acUrls []url.URL) (*clientv3.Client
 	lgc := zap.NewProductionConfig()
 	lgc.Encoding = log.ZapEncodingName
 	autoSyncInterval := defaultAutoSyncInterval
-	dialKeepAliveTime := defaultDialKeepAliveTime
-	dialKeepAliveTimeout := defaultDialKeepAliveTimeout
 	failpoint.Inject("autoSyncInterval", func() {
 		autoSyncInterval = 10 * time.Millisecond
 	})
-
 	client, err := clientv3.New(clientv3.Config{
 		Endpoints:            endpoints,
 		DialTimeout:          defaultEtcdClientTimeout,
 		AutoSyncInterval:     autoSyncInterval,
 		TLS:                  tlsConfig,
 		LogConfig:            &lgc,
-		DialKeepAliveTime:    dialKeepAliveTime,
-		DialKeepAliveTimeout: dialKeepAliveTimeout,
+		DialKeepAliveTime:    defaultDialKeepAliveTime,
+		DialKeepAliveTimeout: defaultDialKeepAliveTimeout,
 	})
 	if err == nil {
 		log.Info("create etcd v3 client", zap.Strings("endpoints", endpoints))
diff --git a/pkg/utils/etcdutil/etcdutil_test.go b/pkg/utils/etcdutil/etcdutil_test.go
index 2769c3818b80..6e4976698c2e 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/etcdutil/etcdutil_test.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/etcdutil/etcdutil_test.go
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ func TestEtcdClientSync(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, failpoint.Disable("github.com/tikv/pd/pkg/utils/etcdutil/autoSyncInterval"))
 }
 
-func TestEtcdWithDelayLeader(t *testing.T) {
+func TestEtcdWithHangLeader(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	re := require.New(t)
 	// Start a etcd server.
@@ -261,8 +261,8 @@ func TestEtcdWithDelayLeader(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Create a proxy to etcd1.
 	proxyAddr := tempurl.Alloc()
-	var enableDelay atomic.Bool
-	go proxyWithDelay(re, ep1, proxyAddr, &enableDelay)
+	var enableDiscard atomic.Bool
+	go proxyWithDiscard(re, ep1, proxyAddr, &enableDiscard)
 
 	// Create a etcd client with etcd1 as endpoint.
 	urls, err := types.NewURLs([]string{proxyAddr})
@@ -270,14 +270,15 @@ func TestEtcdWithDelayLeader(t *testing.T) {
 	client1, err := createEtcdClient(nil, urls)
 	re.NoError(err)
 
+	// Add a new member and set the client endpoints to etcd1 and etcd2.
 	etcd2 := checkAddEtcdMember(t, cfg1, client1)
 	defer etcd2.Close()
 	checkMembers(re, client1, []*embed.Etcd{etcd1, etcd2})
-
 	etcd2Addr := etcd2.Config().LCUrls[0].String()
 	client1.SetEndpoints(proxyAddr, etcd2Addr)
 
-	enableDelay.Store(true)
+	// Hang the etcd1 and wait for the client to connect to etcd2.
+	enableDiscard.Store(true)
 	time.Sleep(defaultDialKeepAliveTime + defaultDialKeepAliveTimeout*2)
 	_, err = EtcdKVGet(client1, "test/key1")
 	re.NoError(err)
@@ -317,7 +318,7 @@ func checkMembers(re *require.Assertions, client *clientv3.Client, etcds []*embe
 	}
 }
 
-func proxyWithDelay(re *require.Assertions, server, proxy string, enableDelay *atomic.Bool) {
+func proxyWithDiscard(re *require.Assertions, server, proxy string, enableDiscard *atomic.Bool) {
 	server = strings.TrimPrefix(server, "http://")
 	proxy = strings.TrimPrefix(proxy, "http://")
 	l, err := net.Listen("tcp", proxy)
@@ -328,48 +329,44 @@ func proxyWithDelay(re *require.Assertions, server, proxy string, enableDelay *a
 		go func(connect net.Conn) {
 			serverConnect, err := net.Dial("tcp", server)
 			re.NoError(err)
-			pipe(connect, serverConnect, enableDelay)
+			pipe(connect, serverConnect, enableDiscard)
 		}(connect)
 	}
 }
 
-func pipe(src net.Conn, dst net.Conn, enableDelay *atomic.Bool) {
+func pipe(src net.Conn, dst net.Conn, enableDiscard *atomic.Bool) {
 	errChan := make(chan error, 1)
-	closePipe := func() {
-		dst.Close()
-		src.Close()
-	}
 	go func() {
-		err := ioCopy(src, dst, enableDelay)
+		err := ioCopy(src, dst, enableDiscard)
 		errChan <- err
-		closePipe()
 	}()
 	go func() {
-		err := ioCopy(dst, src, enableDelay)
+		err := ioCopy(dst, src, enableDiscard)
 		errChan <- err
-		closePipe()
 	}()
 	<-errChan
+	dst.Close()
+	src.Close()
 }
 
-func ioCopy(dst io.Writer, src io.Reader, enableDelay *atomic.Bool) (err error) {
-	buf := make([]byte, 32*1024)
+func ioCopy(dst io.Writer, src io.Reader, enableDiscard *atomic.Bool) (err error) {
+	buffer := make([]byte, 32*1024)
 	for {
-		if enableDelay.Load() {
+		if enableDiscard.Load() {
 			io.Copy(io.Discard, src)
 		}
-		nr, er := src.Read(buf)
-		if nr > 0 {
-			nw, ew := dst.Write(buf[0:nr])
-			if ew != nil {
-				return ew
+		readNum, errRead := src.Read(buffer)
+		if readNum > 0 {
+			writeNum, errWrite := dst.Write(buffer[0:readNum])
+			if errWrite != nil {
+				return errWrite
 			}
-			if nr != nw {
+			if readNum != writeNum {
 				return io.ErrShortWrite
 			}
 		}
-		if er != nil {
-			err = er
+		if errRead != nil {
+			err = errRead
 			break
 		}
 	}