diff --git a/apps/emqx_machine/src/emqx_cluster_rpc.erl b/apps/emqx_machine/src/emqx_cluster_rpc.erl
index a73bd1e63..d5721c8c2 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_machine/src/emqx_cluster_rpc.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_machine/src/emqx_cluster_rpc.erl
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ multicall(M, F, A) ->
     TnxId :: pos_integer(),
     Timeout :: timeout(),
     Reason :: string().
-multicall(M, F, A, SucceedNum, Timeout) ->
+multicall(M, F, A, RequireNum, Timeout)when RequireNum >= 1 ->
     MFA = {initiate, {M, F, A}},
     Begin = erlang:monotonic_time(),
     InitRes =
@@ -101,9 +101,23 @@ multicall(M, F, A, SucceedNum, Timeout) ->
                 end
         end,
     End = erlang:monotonic_time(),
-    Gap = erlang:convert_time_unit(Begin - End, native, millisecond) + 50,
-    RetryMs = get_retry_ms(),
-    confirm_commit(InitRes, SucceedNum, Gap, 3 * max(Gap, RetryMs)).
+    MinDelay = erlang:convert_time_unit(Begin - End, native, millisecond) + 50,
+    %% Failed after 3 attempts.
+    RetryTimeout = 3 * max(MinDelay, get_retry_ms()),
+    OkOrFailed =
+        case InitRes of
+            {ok, _TnxId, _} when RequireNum =:= 1 ->
+                ok;
+            {ok, TnxId, _} when RequireNum =:= all ->
+                wait_for_all_nodes_commit(TnxId, MinDelay, RetryTimeout);
+            {ok, TnxId, _} when is_integer(RequireNum) ->
+                wait_for_nodes_commit(RequireNum, TnxId, MinDelay, RetryTimeout);
+            Error -> Error
+        end,
+    case OkOrFailed of
+        ok -> InitRes;
+        _ -> OkOrFailed
+    end.
 
 -spec query(pos_integer()) -> {'atomic', map()} | {'aborted', Reason :: term()}.
 query(TnxId) ->
@@ -294,83 +308,63 @@ trans_query(TnxId) ->
 
 -define(TO_BIN(_B_), iolist_to_binary(io_lib:format("~p", [_B_]))).
 
-apply_mfa(TnxId, {M, F, A} = MFA) ->
-    Result =
-        try
-            Meta0 = #{tnx_id => TnxId, module => M, function => F, args => ?TO_BIN(A)},
-            Res = erlang:apply(M, F, A),
-            Succeed =
-                case Res of
-                    ok ->
-                        OkMeta = Meta0#{msg => <<"succeeded to apply MFA">>, result => Res},
-                        ?SLOG(notice, OkMeta),
-                        {true, OkMeta};
-                    {ok, _} ->
-                        OkMeta1 = Meta0#{msg => <<"succeeded to apply MFA">>, result => ?TO_BIN(Res)},
-                        ?SLOG(notice, OkMeta1),
-                        {true, OkMeta1};
-                    _ ->
-                        NotOkMeta = Meta0#{msg => <<"failed to apply MFA">>, result => ?TO_BIN(Res)},
-                        ?SLOG(error, NotOkMeta),
-                        {false, NotOkMeta}
-                end,
-            {Succeed, Res}
+apply_mfa(TnxId, {M, F, A}) ->
+    Res =
+        try erlang:apply(M, F, A)
         catch
-            C : E ->
-                CrashMeta = #{msg => <<"crash to apply MFA">>, tnx_id => TnxId, exception => C, reason => ?TO_BIN(E),
-                    module => M, function => F, args => ?TO_BIN(A)},
-                ?SLOG(critical, CrashMeta),
-                {{false, CrashMeta}, lists:flatten(io_lib:format("TnxId(~p) apply MFA(~p) crash", [TnxId, MFA]))}
-    end,
-    case Result of
-        {{true, Meta}, OkRes} ->
-            emqx_alarm:deactivate(cluster_rpc_apply_failed, Meta),
-            {true, OkRes};
-        {{false, Meta}, NotOkRes} ->
-            emqx_alarm:activate(cluster_rpc_apply_failed, Meta),
-            {false, NotOkRes}
+            C : E -> {crash, C, E}
+        end,
+    Meta = #{tnx_id => TnxId, module => M, function => F, args => ?TO_BIN(A)},
+    log_and_alarm(Res, Meta),
+    Succeed = (Res =:= ok orelse (is_tuple(Res) andalso Res =/= {} andalso element(1, Res) =:= ok)),
+    {Succeed, Res}.
+
+log_and_alarm(ok, Meta) ->
+    OkMeta = Meta#{msg => <<"succeeded to apply MFA">>, result => <<"ok">>},
+    ?SLOG(notice, OkMeta),
+    emqx_alarm:deactivate(cluster_rpc_apply_failed, OkMeta);
+log_and_alarm({ok, _} = Res, Meta) ->
+    OkMeta = Meta#{msg => <<"succeeded to apply MFA">>, result => ?TO_BIN(Res)},
+    ?SLOG(notice, OkMeta),
+    emqx_alarm:deactivate(cluster_rpc_apply_failed, OkMeta);
+log_and_alarm({crash, C, E}, Meta) ->
+    CrashMeta = Meta#{msg => <<"crash to apply MFA">>, exception => C, reason => ?TO_BIN(E)},
+    ?SLOG(critical, CrashMeta),
+    emqx_alarm:activate(cluster_rpc_apply_failed, CrashMeta);
+log_and_alarm(Res, Meta) ->
+    NotOkMeta = Meta#{msg => <<"failed to apply MFA">>, result => ?TO_BIN(Res)},
+    ?SLOG(error, NotOkMeta),
+    emqx_alarm:activate(cluster_rpc_apply_failed, NotOkMeta).
+
+wait_for_all_nodes_commit(TnxId, Delay, Remain) ->
+    ok = timer:sleep(Delay),
+    case legging_node(TnxId) of
+        [_|_] when Remain > 0 ->
+            wait_for_all_nodes_commit(TnxId, Delay, Remain - Delay);
+        [] -> ok;
+        Nodes -> {error, Nodes}
     end.
 
-confirm_commit({ok, TnxId, _Res} = Init, all, _Gap, Timeout) when Timeout =< 0 ->
-    case node_not_commit(TnxId) of
-        ok -> Init;
-        Error -> Error
-    end;
-confirm_commit({ok, TnxId, _Res} = Init, all, Gap, Timeout) ->
-    timer:sleep(Gap),
-    case node_not_commit(TnxId) of
-        ok -> Init;
-        _Error -> confirm_commit(Init, all, Gap, Timeout - Gap)
-    end;
-confirm_commit(Init, 1, _Gap, _Timeout) -> Init;
-confirm_commit({ok, TnxId, _Res} = Init, SucceedNum, _Gap, Timeout) when Timeout =< 0 ->
-    case node_already_commit(TnxId, SucceedNum) of
-        ok -> Init;
-        _Error ->
-            case node_not_commit(TnxId) of
-                ok -> Init; %% All commit but The succeedNum is greater than the length(nodes()).
-                Error -> Error
+wait_for_nodes_commit(RequiredNum, TnxId, Delay, Remain) ->
+    ok = timer:sleep(Delay),
+    case length(synced_nodes(TnxId)) >= RequiredNum of
+        true -> ok;
+        false when Remain > 0 ->
+            wait_for_nodes_commit(RequiredNum, TnxId, Delay, Remain - Delay);
+        false ->
+            case legging_node(TnxId) of
+                [] -> ok; %% All commit but The succeedNum > length(nodes()).
+                Nodes -> {error, Nodes}
             end
-    end;
-confirm_commit({ok, TnxId, _Res} = Init, SucceedNum, Gap, Timeout) ->
-    timer:sleep(Gap),
-    case node_already_commit(TnxId, SucceedNum) of
-        ok -> Init;
-        _Error -> confirm_commit(Init, SucceedNum, Gap, Timeout - Gap)
-    end;
-confirm_commit(Error, _SucceedNum, _Gap, _Timeout) -> Error.
-
-node_not_commit(TnxId) ->
-    case transaction(fun commit_status_trans/2, ['<', TnxId]) of
-        {atomic, []} -> ok;
-        {atomic, Nodes} -> {error, Nodes}
     end.
 
-node_already_commit(TnxId, SucceedNum) ->
-    case transaction(fun commit_status_trans/2, ['>=', TnxId]) of
-        {atomic, Nodes} when length(Nodes) >= SucceedNum -> ok;
-        {atomic, Nodes} -> {error, Nodes}
-    end.
+legging_node(TnxId) ->
+    {atomic, Nodes} = transaction(fun commit_status_trans/2, ['<', TnxId]),
+    Nodes.
+
+synced_nodes(TnxId) ->
+    {atomic, Nodes} =  transaction(fun commit_status_trans/2, ['>=', TnxId]),
+    Nodes.
 
 commit_status_trans(Operator, TnxId) ->
     MatchHead = #cluster_rpc_commit{tnx_id = '$1', node = '$2', _ = '_'},
diff --git a/apps/emqx_machine/test/emqx_cluster_rpc_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_machine/test/emqx_cluster_rpc_SUITE.erl
index d790c7069..ebb654af6 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_machine/test/emqx_cluster_rpc_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_machine/test/emqx_cluster_rpc_SUITE.erl
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ t_commit_crash_test(_Config) ->
     {atomic, []} = emqx_cluster_rpc:status(),
     {M, F, A} = {?MODULE, no_exist_function, []},
     Error = emqx_cluster_rpc:multicall(M, F, A),
-    ?assertEqual({error, "TnxId(1) apply MFA({emqx_cluster_rpc_SUITE,no_exist_function,[]}) crash"}, Error),
+    ?assertEqual({error, {crash,error,undef}}, Error),
     ?assertEqual({atomic, []}, emqx_cluster_rpc:status()),
     ok.