diff --git a/server/schedule/merge_checker_test.go b/server/schedule/merge_checker_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6d66db84aa93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/schedule/merge_checker_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,254 @@
+// Copyright 2019 PingCAP, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package schedule
+
+import (
+	"time"
+
+	. "github.com/pingcap/check"
+	"github.com/pingcap/kvproto/pkg/metapb"
+	"github.com/pingcap/pd/server/core"
+	"github.com/pingcap/pd/server/namespace"
+)
+
+var _ = Suite(&testMergeCheckerSuite{})
+
+type testMergeCheckerSuite struct {
+	cluster *MockCluster
+	mc      *MergeChecker
+	regions []*core.RegionInfo
+}
+
+func (s *testMergeCheckerSuite) SetUpTest(c *C) {
+	cfg := NewMockSchedulerOptions()
+	cfg.MaxMergeRegionSize = 2
+	cfg.MaxMergeRegionKeys = 2
+	s.cluster = NewMockCluster(cfg)
+	s.regions = []*core.RegionInfo{
+		core.NewRegionInfo(
+			&metapb.Region{
+				Id:       1,
+				StartKey: []byte(""),
+				EndKey:   []byte("a"),
+				Peers: []*metapb.Peer{
+					{Id: 101, StoreId: 1},
+					{Id: 102, StoreId: 2},
+				},
+			},
+			&metapb.Peer{Id: 101, StoreId: 1},
+			core.SetApproximateSize(1),
+			core.SetApproximateKeys(1),
+		),
+		core.NewRegionInfo(
+			&metapb.Region{
+				Id:       2,
+				StartKey: []byte("a"),
+				EndKey:   []byte("t"),
+				Peers: []*metapb.Peer{
+					{Id: 103, StoreId: 1},
+					{Id: 104, StoreId: 4},
+					{Id: 105, StoreId: 5},
+				},
+			},
+			&metapb.Peer{Id: 104, StoreId: 4},
+			core.SetApproximateSize(200),
+			core.SetApproximateKeys(200),
+		),
+		core.NewRegionInfo(
+			&metapb.Region{
+				Id:       3,
+				StartKey: []byte("t"),
+				EndKey:   []byte("x"),
+				Peers: []*metapb.Peer{
+					{Id: 106, StoreId: 2},
+					{Id: 107, StoreId: 5},
+					{Id: 108, StoreId: 6},
+				},
+			},
+			&metapb.Peer{Id: 108, StoreId: 6},
+			core.SetApproximateSize(1),
+			core.SetApproximateKeys(1),
+		),
+		core.NewRegionInfo(
+			&metapb.Region{
+				Id:       4,
+				StartKey: []byte("x"),
+				EndKey:   []byte(""),
+				Peers: []*metapb.Peer{
+					{Id: 109, StoreId: 4},
+				},
+			},
+			&metapb.Peer{Id: 109, StoreId: 4},
+			core.SetApproximateSize(10),
+			core.SetApproximateKeys(10),
+		),
+	}
+
+	for _, region := range s.regions {
+		c.Assert(s.cluster.PutRegion(region), IsNil)
+	}
+
+	s.mc = NewMergeChecker(s.cluster, namespace.DefaultClassifier)
+}
+
+func (s *testMergeCheckerSuite) TestBasic(c *C) {
+	s.cluster.MockSchedulerOptions.SplitMergeInterval = time.Hour
+
+	// should with same peer count
+	op1, op2 := s.mc.Check(s.regions[0])
+	c.Assert(op1, IsNil)
+	c.Assert(op2, IsNil)
+	// size should be small enough
+	op1, op2 = s.mc.Check(s.regions[1])
+	c.Assert(op1, IsNil)
+	c.Assert(op2, IsNil)
+	op1, op2 = s.mc.Check(s.regions[2])
+	c.Assert(op1, NotNil)
+	c.Assert(op2, NotNil)
+	for _, op := range []*Operator{op1, op2} {
+		op.createTime = op.createTime.Add(-LeaderOperatorWaitTime - time.Second)
+		c.Assert(op.IsTimeout(), IsFalse)
+		op.createTime = op.createTime.Add(-RegionOperatorWaitTime - time.Second)
+		c.Assert(op.IsTimeout(), IsTrue)
+	}
+	// Skip recently split regions.
+	s.mc.RecordRegionSplit(s.regions[2].GetID())
+	op1, op2 = s.mc.Check(s.regions[2])
+	c.Assert(op1, IsNil)
+	c.Assert(op2, IsNil)
+	op1, op2 = s.mc.Check(s.regions[3])
+	c.Assert(op1, IsNil)
+	c.Assert(op2, IsNil)
+}
+
+func (s *testMergeCheckerSuite) checkSteps(c *C, op *Operator, steps []OperatorStep) {
+	c.Assert(op.Kind()&OpMerge, Not(Equals), 0)
+	c.Assert(steps, NotNil)
+	c.Assert(op.Len(), Equals, len(steps))
+	for i := range steps {
+		c.Assert(op.Step(i), DeepEquals, steps[i])
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *testMergeCheckerSuite) TestMatchPeers(c *C) {
+	// partial store overlap not including leader
+	op1, op2 := s.mc.Check(s.regions[2])
+	s.checkSteps(c, op1, []OperatorStep{
+		TransferLeader{FromStore: 6, ToStore: 5},
+		AddLearner{ToStore: 1, PeerID: 1},
+		PromoteLearner{ToStore: 1, PeerID: 1},
+		RemovePeer{FromStore: 2},
+		AddLearner{ToStore: 4, PeerID: 2},
+		PromoteLearner{ToStore: 4, PeerID: 2},
+		RemovePeer{FromStore: 6},
+		MergeRegion{
+			FromRegion: s.regions[2].GetMeta(),
+			ToRegion:   s.regions[1].GetMeta(),
+			IsPassive:  false,
+		},
+	})
+	s.checkSteps(c, op2, []OperatorStep{
+		MergeRegion{
+			FromRegion: s.regions[2].GetMeta(),
+			ToRegion:   s.regions[1].GetMeta(),
+			IsPassive:  true,
+		},
+	})
+
+	// partial store overlap including leader
+	newRegion := s.regions[2].Clone(
+		core.SetPeers([]*metapb.Peer{
+			{Id: 106, StoreId: 1},
+			{Id: 107, StoreId: 5},
+			{Id: 108, StoreId: 6},
+		}),
+		core.WithLeader(&metapb.Peer{Id: 106, StoreId: 1}),
+	)
+	s.regions[2] = newRegion
+	s.cluster.PutRegion(s.regions[2])
+	op1, op2 = s.mc.Check(s.regions[2])
+	s.checkSteps(c, op1, []OperatorStep{
+		AddLearner{ToStore: 4, PeerID: 3},
+		PromoteLearner{ToStore: 4, PeerID: 3},
+		RemovePeer{FromStore: 6},
+		MergeRegion{
+			FromRegion: s.regions[2].GetMeta(),
+			ToRegion:   s.regions[1].GetMeta(),
+			IsPassive:  false,
+		},
+	})
+	s.checkSteps(c, op2, []OperatorStep{
+		MergeRegion{
+			FromRegion: s.regions[2].GetMeta(),
+			ToRegion:   s.regions[1].GetMeta(),
+			IsPassive:  true,
+		},
+	})
+
+	// all stores overlap
+	s.regions[2] = s.regions[2].Clone(core.SetPeers([]*metapb.Peer{
+		{Id: 106, StoreId: 1},
+		{Id: 107, StoreId: 5},
+		{Id: 108, StoreId: 4},
+	}))
+	s.cluster.PutRegion(s.regions[2])
+	op1, op2 = s.mc.Check(s.regions[2])
+	s.checkSteps(c, op1, []OperatorStep{
+		MergeRegion{
+			FromRegion: s.regions[2].GetMeta(),
+			ToRegion:   s.regions[1].GetMeta(),
+			IsPassive:  false,
+		},
+	})
+	s.checkSteps(c, op2, []OperatorStep{
+		MergeRegion{
+			FromRegion: s.regions[2].GetMeta(),
+			ToRegion:   s.regions[1].GetMeta(),
+			IsPassive:  true,
+		},
+	})
+
+	// all stores not overlap
+	s.regions[2] = s.regions[2].Clone(core.SetPeers([]*metapb.Peer{
+		{Id: 109, StoreId: 2},
+		{Id: 110, StoreId: 3},
+		{Id: 111, StoreId: 6},
+	}), core.WithLeader(&metapb.Peer{Id: 109, StoreId: 2}))
+	s.cluster.PutRegion(s.regions[2])
+	op1, op2 = s.mc.Check(s.regions[2])
+	s.checkSteps(c, op1, []OperatorStep{
+		AddLearner{ToStore: 1, PeerID: 4},
+		PromoteLearner{ToStore: 1, PeerID: 4},
+		RemovePeer{FromStore: 3},
+		AddLearner{ToStore: 4, PeerID: 5},
+		PromoteLearner{ToStore: 4, PeerID: 5},
+		RemovePeer{FromStore: 6},
+		AddLearner{ToStore: 5, PeerID: 6},
+		PromoteLearner{ToStore: 5, PeerID: 6},
+		TransferLeader{FromStore: 2, ToStore: 1},
+		RemovePeer{FromStore: 2},
+		MergeRegion{
+			FromRegion: s.regions[2].GetMeta(),
+			ToRegion:   s.regions[1].GetMeta(),
+			IsPassive:  false,
+		},
+	})
+	s.checkSteps(c, op2, []OperatorStep{
+		MergeRegion{
+			FromRegion: s.regions[2].GetMeta(),
+			ToRegion:   s.regions[1].GetMeta(),
+			IsPassive:  true,
+		},
+	})
+}
diff --git a/server/schedule/operator.go b/server/schedule/operator.go
index 14cdf55a9064..b77d24b98a7d 100644
--- a/server/schedule/operator.go
+++ b/server/schedule/operator.go
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ func CreateMergeRegionOperator(desc string, cluster Cluster, source *core.Region
 	})
 
 	op1 := NewOperator(desc, source.GetID(), source.GetRegionEpoch(), kinds|kind|OpMerge, steps...)
-	op2 := NewOperator(desc, target.GetID(), target.GetRegionEpoch(), kind|OpMerge, MergeRegion{
+	op2 := NewOperator(desc, target.GetID(), target.GetRegionEpoch(), kinds|kind|OpMerge, MergeRegion{
 		FromRegion: source.GetMeta(),
 		ToRegion:   target.GetMeta(),
 		IsPassive:  true,
diff --git a/server/schedulers/balance_test.go b/server/schedulers/balance_test.go
index 06b799746ac2..63e2c1e0fade 100644
--- a/server/schedulers/balance_test.go
+++ b/server/schedulers/balance_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"math/rand"
-	"time"
 
 	. "github.com/pingcap/check"
 	"github.com/pingcap/kvproto/pkg/metapb"
@@ -830,231 +829,6 @@ func (s *testRandomMergeSchedulerSuite) TestMerge(c *C) {
 	c.Assert(mb.IsScheduleAllowed(tc), IsFalse)
 }
 
-var _ = Suite(&testMergeCheckerSuite{})
-
-type testMergeCheckerSuite struct {
-	cluster *schedule.MockCluster
-	mc      *schedule.MergeChecker
-	regions []*core.RegionInfo
-}
-
-func (s *testMergeCheckerSuite) SetUpTest(c *C) {
-	cfg := schedule.NewMockSchedulerOptions()
-	cfg.MaxMergeRegionSize = 2
-	cfg.MaxMergeRegionKeys = 2
-	s.cluster = schedule.NewMockCluster(cfg)
-	s.regions = []*core.RegionInfo{
-		core.NewRegionInfo(
-			&metapb.Region{
-				Id:       1,
-				StartKey: []byte(""),
-				EndKey:   []byte("a"),
-				Peers: []*metapb.Peer{
-					{Id: 101, StoreId: 1},
-					{Id: 102, StoreId: 2},
-				},
-			},
-			&metapb.Peer{Id: 101, StoreId: 1},
-			core.SetApproximateSize(1),
-			core.SetApproximateKeys(1),
-		),
-		core.NewRegionInfo(
-			&metapb.Region{
-				Id:       2,
-				StartKey: []byte("a"),
-				EndKey:   []byte("t"),
-				Peers: []*metapb.Peer{
-					{Id: 103, StoreId: 1},
-					{Id: 104, StoreId: 4},
-					{Id: 105, StoreId: 5},
-				},
-			},
-			&metapb.Peer{Id: 104, StoreId: 4},
-			core.SetApproximateSize(200),
-			core.SetApproximateKeys(200),
-		),
-		core.NewRegionInfo(
-			&metapb.Region{
-				Id:       3,
-				StartKey: []byte("t"),
-				EndKey:   []byte("x"),
-				Peers: []*metapb.Peer{
-					{Id: 106, StoreId: 2},
-					{Id: 107, StoreId: 5},
-					{Id: 108, StoreId: 6},
-				},
-			},
-			&metapb.Peer{Id: 108, StoreId: 6},
-			core.SetApproximateSize(1),
-			core.SetApproximateKeys(1),
-		),
-		core.NewRegionInfo(
-			&metapb.Region{
-				Id:       4,
-				StartKey: []byte("x"),
-				EndKey:   []byte(""),
-				Peers: []*metapb.Peer{
-					{Id: 109, StoreId: 4},
-				},
-			},
-			&metapb.Peer{Id: 109, StoreId: 4},
-			core.SetApproximateSize(10),
-			core.SetApproximateKeys(10),
-		),
-	}
-
-	for _, region := range s.regions {
-		c.Assert(s.cluster.PutRegion(region), IsNil)
-	}
-
-	s.mc = schedule.NewMergeChecker(s.cluster, namespace.DefaultClassifier)
-}
-
-func (s *testMergeCheckerSuite) TestBasic(c *C) {
-	s.cluster.MockSchedulerOptions.SplitMergeInterval = time.Hour
-
-	// should with same peer count
-	op1, op2 := s.mc.Check(s.regions[0])
-	c.Assert(op1, IsNil)
-	c.Assert(op2, IsNil)
-	// size should be small enough
-	op1, op2 = s.mc.Check(s.regions[1])
-	c.Assert(op1, IsNil)
-	c.Assert(op2, IsNil)
-	op1, op2 = s.mc.Check(s.regions[2])
-	c.Assert(op1, NotNil)
-	c.Assert(op2, NotNil)
-	// Skip recently split regions.
-	s.mc.RecordRegionSplit(s.regions[2].GetID())
-	op1, op2 = s.mc.Check(s.regions[2])
-	c.Assert(op1, IsNil)
-	c.Assert(op2, IsNil)
-	op1, op2 = s.mc.Check(s.regions[3])
-	c.Assert(op1, IsNil)
-	c.Assert(op2, IsNil)
-}
-
-func (s *testMergeCheckerSuite) checkSteps(c *C, op *schedule.Operator, steps []schedule.OperatorStep) {
-	c.Assert(op.Kind()&schedule.OpMerge, Not(Equals), 0)
-	c.Assert(steps, NotNil)
-	c.Assert(op.Len(), Equals, len(steps))
-	for i := range steps {
-		c.Assert(op.Step(i), DeepEquals, steps[i])
-	}
-}
-
-func (s *testMergeCheckerSuite) TestMatchPeers(c *C) {
-	// partial store overlap not including leader
-	op1, op2 := s.mc.Check(s.regions[2])
-	s.checkSteps(c, op1, []schedule.OperatorStep{
-		schedule.TransferLeader{FromStore: 6, ToStore: 5},
-		schedule.AddLearner{ToStore: 1, PeerID: 1},
-		schedule.PromoteLearner{ToStore: 1, PeerID: 1},
-		schedule.RemovePeer{FromStore: 2},
-		schedule.AddLearner{ToStore: 4, PeerID: 2},
-		schedule.PromoteLearner{ToStore: 4, PeerID: 2},
-		schedule.RemovePeer{FromStore: 6},
-		schedule.MergeRegion{
-			FromRegion: s.regions[2].GetMeta(),
-			ToRegion:   s.regions[1].GetMeta(),
-			IsPassive:  false,
-		},
-	})
-	s.checkSteps(c, op2, []schedule.OperatorStep{
-		schedule.MergeRegion{
-			FromRegion: s.regions[2].GetMeta(),
-			ToRegion:   s.regions[1].GetMeta(),
-			IsPassive:  true,
-		},
-	})
-
-	// partial store overlap including leader
-	newRegion := s.regions[2].Clone(
-		core.SetPeers([]*metapb.Peer{
-			{Id: 106, StoreId: 1},
-			{Id: 107, StoreId: 5},
-			{Id: 108, StoreId: 6},
-		}),
-		core.WithLeader(&metapb.Peer{Id: 106, StoreId: 1}),
-	)
-	s.regions[2] = newRegion
-	s.cluster.PutRegion(s.regions[2])
-	op1, op2 = s.mc.Check(s.regions[2])
-	s.checkSteps(c, op1, []schedule.OperatorStep{
-		schedule.AddLearner{ToStore: 4, PeerID: 3},
-		schedule.PromoteLearner{ToStore: 4, PeerID: 3},
-		schedule.RemovePeer{FromStore: 6},
-		schedule.MergeRegion{
-			FromRegion: s.regions[2].GetMeta(),
-			ToRegion:   s.regions[1].GetMeta(),
-			IsPassive:  false,
-		},
-	})
-	s.checkSteps(c, op2, []schedule.OperatorStep{
-		schedule.MergeRegion{
-			FromRegion: s.regions[2].GetMeta(),
-			ToRegion:   s.regions[1].GetMeta(),
-			IsPassive:  true,
-		},
-	})
-
-	// all stores overlap
-	s.regions[2] = s.regions[2].Clone(core.SetPeers([]*metapb.Peer{
-		{Id: 106, StoreId: 1},
-		{Id: 107, StoreId: 5},
-		{Id: 108, StoreId: 4},
-	}))
-	s.cluster.PutRegion(s.regions[2])
-	op1, op2 = s.mc.Check(s.regions[2])
-	s.checkSteps(c, op1, []schedule.OperatorStep{
-		schedule.MergeRegion{
-			FromRegion: s.regions[2].GetMeta(),
-			ToRegion:   s.regions[1].GetMeta(),
-			IsPassive:  false,
-		},
-	})
-	s.checkSteps(c, op2, []schedule.OperatorStep{
-		schedule.MergeRegion{
-			FromRegion: s.regions[2].GetMeta(),
-			ToRegion:   s.regions[1].GetMeta(),
-			IsPassive:  true,
-		},
-	})
-
-	// all stores not overlap
-	s.regions[2] = s.regions[2].Clone(core.SetPeers([]*metapb.Peer{
-		{Id: 109, StoreId: 2},
-		{Id: 110, StoreId: 3},
-		{Id: 111, StoreId: 6},
-	}), core.WithLeader(&metapb.Peer{Id: 109, StoreId: 2}))
-	s.cluster.PutRegion(s.regions[2])
-	op1, op2 = s.mc.Check(s.regions[2])
-	s.checkSteps(c, op1, []schedule.OperatorStep{
-		schedule.AddLearner{ToStore: 1, PeerID: 4},
-		schedule.PromoteLearner{ToStore: 1, PeerID: 4},
-		schedule.RemovePeer{FromStore: 3},
-		schedule.AddLearner{ToStore: 4, PeerID: 5},
-		schedule.PromoteLearner{ToStore: 4, PeerID: 5},
-		schedule.RemovePeer{FromStore: 6},
-		schedule.AddLearner{ToStore: 5, PeerID: 6},
-		schedule.PromoteLearner{ToStore: 5, PeerID: 6},
-		schedule.TransferLeader{FromStore: 2, ToStore: 1},
-		schedule.RemovePeer{FromStore: 2},
-		schedule.MergeRegion{
-			FromRegion: s.regions[2].GetMeta(),
-			ToRegion:   s.regions[1].GetMeta(),
-			IsPassive:  false,
-		},
-	})
-	s.checkSteps(c, op2, []schedule.OperatorStep{
-		schedule.MergeRegion{
-			FromRegion: s.regions[2].GetMeta(),
-			ToRegion:   s.regions[1].GetMeta(),
-			IsPassive:  true,
-		},
-	})
-}
-
 var _ = Suite(&testBalanceHotWriteRegionSchedulerSuite{})
 
 type testBalanceHotWriteRegionSchedulerSuite struct{}