diff --git a/kernel/sy_old/mars_main.c b/kernel/sy_old/mars_main.c
index 6ba6aaec..b5fba85f 100644
--- a/kernel/sy_old/mars_main.c
+++ b/kernel/sy_old/mars_main.c
@@ -4740,7 +4740,7 @@ int _check_logging_status(struct mars_rotate *rot, int *log_nr, long long *oldpo
 		const char *primary = ordered_readlink(tmp, NULL);
 
 		brick_string_free(tmp);
-		if (likely(primary && primary[0])) {
+		if (likely(primary && primary[0]) && strcmp(primary, "(none)")) {
 			int cmp = compare_replaylinks(rot, primary, my_id(), &min_pos, NULL);
 
 			MARS_DBG("want_sync compare=%d min_pos=%lld\n",