diff --git a/server/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/interceptor.go b/server/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/interceptor.go
index 776488ef919..c764c5c516b 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/interceptor.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/interceptor.go
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ func monitorLeader(s *etcdserver.EtcdServer) *streamsMap {
 			case <-s.StoppingNotify():
 				return
 			case <-time.After(election):
-				if s.Leader() == types.ID(raft.None) {
+				if s.RaftStatus().Lead == raft.None {
 					noLeaderCnt++
 				} else {
 					noLeaderCnt = 0
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/raft.go b/server/etcdserver/raft.go
index 2a315ea5865..d73b79bd33c 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/raft.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/raft.go
@@ -163,14 +163,23 @@ func (r *raftNode) tick() {
 func (r *raftNode) start(rh *raftReadyHandler) {
 	internalTimeout := time.Second
 
+	go func() {
+		for {
+			select {
+			case <-r.ticker.C:
+				r.tick()
+			case <-r.done:
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
 	go func() {
 		defer r.onStop()
 		islead := false
 
 		for {
 			select {
-			case <-r.ticker.C:
-				r.tick()
 			case rd := <-r.Ready():
 				if rd.SoftState != nil {
 					newLeader := rd.SoftState.Lead != raft.None && rh.getLead() != rd.SoftState.Lead
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/server.go b/server/etcdserver/server.go
index 4b40e32bada..aebd8b627b2 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/server.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/server.go
@@ -1492,9 +1492,9 @@ func (s *EtcdServer) isLearnerReady(id uint64) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	rs := s.raftStatus()
+	rs := s.RaftStatus()
 
-	// leader's raftStatus.Progress is not nil
+	// leader's RaftStatus.Progress is not nil
 	if rs.Progress == nil {
 		return errors.ErrNotLeader
 	}
@@ -2451,8 +2451,8 @@ func (s *EtcdServer) IsMemberExist(id types.ID) bool {
 	return s.cluster.IsMemberExist(id)
 }
 
-// raftStatus returns the raft status of this etcd node.
-func (s *EtcdServer) raftStatus() raft.Status {
+// RaftStatus returns the raft status of this etcd node.
+func (s *EtcdServer) RaftStatus() raft.Status {
 	return s.r.Node.Status()
 }