diff --git a/br/pkg/lightning/restore/meta_manager.go b/br/pkg/lightning/restore/meta_manager.go
index 6c009279e9e0f..a4cc5ecb2f154 100644
--- a/br/pkg/lightning/restore/meta_manager.go
+++ b/br/pkg/lightning/restore/meta_manager.go
@@ -1051,7 +1051,9 @@ func (m noopTableMetaMgr) FinishTable(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-type singleMgrBuilder struct{}
+type singleMgrBuilder struct {
+	taskID int64
+}
 
 func (b singleMgrBuilder) Init(context.Context) error {
 	return nil
@@ -1059,7 +1061,8 @@ func (b singleMgrBuilder) Init(context.Context) error {
 
 func (b singleMgrBuilder) TaskMetaMgr(pd *pdutil.PdController) taskMetaMgr {
 	return &singleTaskMetaMgr{
-		pd: pd,
+		pd:     pd,
+		taskID: b.taskID,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1068,15 +1071,34 @@ func (b singleMgrBuilder) TableMetaMgr(tr *TableRestore) tableMetaMgr {
 }
 
 type singleTaskMetaMgr struct {
-	pd *pdutil.PdController
+	pd           *pdutil.PdController
+	taskID       int64
+	initialized  bool
+	sourceBytes  uint64
+	clusterAvail uint64
 }
 
 func (m *singleTaskMetaMgr) InitTask(ctx context.Context, source int64) error {
+	m.sourceBytes = uint64(source)
+	m.initialized = true
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (m *singleTaskMetaMgr) CheckTasksExclusively(ctx context.Context, action func(tasks []taskMeta) ([]taskMeta, error)) error {
-	_, err := action(nil)
+	newTasks, err := action([]taskMeta{
+		{
+			taskID:       m.taskID,
+			status:       taskMetaStatusInitial,
+			sourceBytes:  m.sourceBytes,
+			clusterAvail: m.clusterAvail,
+		},
+	})
+	for _, t := range newTasks {
+		if m.taskID == t.taskID {
+			m.sourceBytes = t.sourceBytes
+			m.clusterAvail = t.clusterAvail
+		}
+	}
 	return err
 }
 
@@ -1085,7 +1107,7 @@ func (m *singleTaskMetaMgr) CheckAndPausePdSchedulers(ctx context.Context) (pdut
 }
 
 func (m *singleTaskMetaMgr) CheckTaskExist(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
-	return true, nil
+	return m.initialized, nil
 }
 
 func (m *singleTaskMetaMgr) CheckAndFinishRestore(context.Context, bool) (shouldSwitchBack bool, shouldCleanupMeta bool, err error) {
diff --git a/br/pkg/lightning/restore/meta_manager_test.go b/br/pkg/lightning/restore/meta_manager_test.go
index 571a9d6cd5844..8480bf077d6de 100644
--- a/br/pkg/lightning/restore/meta_manager_test.go
+++ b/br/pkg/lightning/restore/meta_manager_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"sort"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/DATA-DOG/go-sqlmock"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/br/pkg/lightning/checkpoints"
@@ -358,3 +359,28 @@ func (t *testChecksumMgr) Checksum(ctx context.Context, tableInfo *checkpoints.T
 	t.callCnt++
 	return &t.checksum, nil
 }
+
+func TestSingleTaskMetaMgr(t *testing.T) {
+	metaBuilder := singleMgrBuilder{
+		taskID: time.Now().UnixNano(),
+	}
+	metaMgr := metaBuilder.TaskMetaMgr(nil)
+
+	ok, err := metaMgr.CheckTaskExist(context.Background())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.False(t, ok)
+
+	err = metaMgr.InitTask(context.Background(), 1<<30)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	ok, err = metaMgr.CheckTaskExist(context.Background())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.True(t, ok)
+
+	err = metaMgr.CheckTasksExclusively(context.Background(), func(tasks []taskMeta) ([]taskMeta, error) {
+		require.Len(t, tasks, 1)
+		require.Equal(t, uint64(1<<30), tasks[0].sourceBytes)
+		return nil, nil
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+}
diff --git a/br/pkg/lightning/restore/restore.go b/br/pkg/lightning/restore/restore.go
index 624a03a3c2c61..5ac2d791131f8 100644
--- a/br/pkg/lightning/restore/restore.go
+++ b/br/pkg/lightning/restore/restore.go
@@ -362,7 +362,9 @@ func NewRestoreControllerWithPauser(
 			needChecksum: cfg.PostRestore.Checksum != config.OpLevelOff,
 		}
 	case isSSTImport:
-		metaBuilder = singleMgrBuilder{}
+		metaBuilder = singleMgrBuilder{
+			taskID: cfg.TaskID,
+		}
 	default:
 		metaBuilder = noopMetaMgrBuilder{}
 	}
@@ -1928,7 +1930,19 @@ func (rc *Controller) preCheckRequirements(ctx context.Context) error {
 			if err = rc.taskMgr.InitTask(ctx, source); err != nil {
 				return common.ErrMetaMgrUnknown.Wrap(err).GenWithStackByArgs()
 			}
-			if rc.cfg.App.CheckRequirements {
+		}
+		if rc.cfg.App.CheckRequirements {
+			needCheck := true
+			if rc.cfg.Checkpoint.Enable {
+				taskCheckpoints, err := rc.checkpointsDB.TaskCheckpoint(ctx)
+				if err != nil {
+					return common.ErrReadCheckpoint.Wrap(err).GenWithStack("get task checkpoint failed")
+				}
+				// If task checkpoint is initialized, it means check has been performed before.
+				// We don't need and shouldn't check again, because lightning may have already imported some data.
+				needCheck = taskCheckpoints == nil
+			}
+			if needCheck {
 				err = rc.localResource(source)
 				if err != nil {
 					return common.ErrCheckLocalResource.Wrap(err).GenWithStackByArgs()