diff --git a/core/executors/periodicalexecutor.go b/core/executors/periodicalexecutor.go
index be84c3b2..6ceea15c 100644
--- a/core/executors/periodicalexecutor.go
+++ b/core/executors/periodicalexecutor.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package executors
 import (
 	"reflect"
 	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/tal-tech/go-zero/core/lang"
@@ -35,9 +36,9 @@ type (
 		// avoid race condition on waitGroup when calling wg.Add/Done/Wait(...)
 		wgBarrier   syncx.Barrier
 		confirmChan chan lang.PlaceholderType
+		inflight    int32
 		guarded     bool
 		newTicker   func(duration time.Duration) timex.Ticker
-		currTask    int
 		lock        sync.Mutex
 	}
 )
@@ -104,9 +105,8 @@ func (pe *PeriodicalExecutor) addAndCheck(task interface{}) (interface{}, bool)
 	}()
 
 	if pe.container.AddTask(task) {
-		vals := pe.container.RemoveAll()
-		pe.currTask++
-		return vals, true
+		atomic.AddInt32(&pe.inflight, 1)
+		return pe.container.RemoveAll(), true
 	}
 
 	return nil, false
@@ -123,11 +123,9 @@ func (pe *PeriodicalExecutor) backgroundFlush() {
 			select {
 			case vals := <-pe.commander:
 				commanded = true
+				atomic.AddInt32(&pe.inflight, -1)
 				pe.enterExecution()
 				pe.confirmChan <- lang.Placeholder
-				pe.lock.Lock()
-				pe.currTask--
-				pe.lock.Unlock()
 				pe.executeTasks(vals)
 				last = timex.Now()
 			case <-ticker.Chan():
@@ -136,18 +134,7 @@ func (pe *PeriodicalExecutor) backgroundFlush() {
 				} else if pe.Flush() {
 					last = timex.Now()
 				} else if timex.Since(last) > pe.interval*idleRound {
-					var exit bool = true
-					pe.lock.Lock()
-					if pe.currTask > 0 {
-						exit = false
-					} else {
-						pe.guarded = false
-					}
-					pe.lock.Unlock()
-
-					if exit {
-						// flush again to avoid missing tasks
-						pe.Flush()
+					if pe.cleanup() {
 						return
 					}
 				}
@@ -156,6 +143,22 @@ func (pe *PeriodicalExecutor) backgroundFlush() {
 	})
 }
 
+func (pe *PeriodicalExecutor) cleanup() (stop bool) {
+	pe.lock.Lock()
+	pe.guarded = false
+	if atomic.LoadInt32(&pe.inflight) == 0 {
+		stop = true
+	}
+	pe.lock.Unlock()
+
+	if stop {
+		// flush again to avoid missing tasks
+		pe.Flush()
+	}
+
+	return
+}
+
 func (pe *PeriodicalExecutor) doneExecution() {
 	pe.waitGroup.Done()
 }
diff --git a/core/executors/periodicalexecutor_test.go b/core/executors/periodicalexecutor_test.go
index 66291057..d2ba21ae 100644
--- a/core/executors/periodicalexecutor_test.go
+++ b/core/executors/periodicalexecutor_test.go
@@ -140,6 +140,26 @@ func TestPeriodicalExecutor_WaitFast(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, total, cnt)
 }
 
+func TestPeriodicalExecutor_Deadlock(t *testing.T) {
+	executor := NewBulkExecutor(func(tasks []interface{}) {
+	}, WithBulkTasks(1), WithBulkInterval(time.Millisecond))
+	for i := 0; i < 1e5; i++ {
+		executor.Add(1)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPeriodicalExecutor_hasTasks(t *testing.T) {
+	ticker := timex.NewFakeTicker()
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+
+	exec := NewPeriodicalExecutor(time.Millisecond, newContainer(time.Millisecond, nil))
+	exec.newTicker = func(d time.Duration) timex.Ticker {
+		return ticker
+	}
+	assert.False(t, exec.hasTasks(nil))
+	assert.True(t, exec.hasTasks(1))
+}
+
 // go test -benchtime 10s -bench .
 func BenchmarkExecutor(b *testing.B) {
 	b.ReportAllocs()
@@ -149,11 +169,3 @@ func BenchmarkExecutor(b *testing.B) {
 		executor.Add(1)
 	}
 }
-
-func TestPeriodicalExecutor_Deadlock(t *testing.T) {
-	executer := NewBulkExecutor(func(tasks []interface{}) {
-	}, WithBulkTasks(1), WithBulkInterval(time.Millisecond))
-	for i := 0; i < 1e6; i++ {
-		executer.Add(1)
-	}
-}