diff --git a/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_api_ds.erl b/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_api_ds.erl
index 7d9bf4c37..5f36bdce7 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_api_ds.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_api_ds.erl
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ db_replica(delete, #{bindings := #{ds := DB, site := Site}}) ->
 -spec update_db_sites(emqx_ds:db(), [emqx_ds_replication_layer_meta:site()], rest | cli) ->
     {ok, [emqx_ds_replication_layer_meta:site()]} | {error, _}.
 update_db_sites(DB, Sites, Via) when is_list(Sites) ->
-    ?SLOG(notice, #{
+    ?SLOG(warning, #{
         msg => "durable_storage_rebalance_request", ds => DB, sites => Sites, via => Via
     }),
     meta_result_to_binary(emqx_ds_replication_layer_meta:assign_db_sites(DB, Sites));
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ update_db_sites(_, _, _) ->
 -spec join(emqx_ds:db(), emqx_ds_replication_layer_meta:site(), rest | cli) ->
     {ok, unchanged | [emqx_ds_replication_layer_meta:site()]} | {error, _}.
 join(DB, Site, Via) ->
-    ?SLOG(notice, #{
+    ?SLOG(warning, #{
         msg => "durable_storage_join_request", ds => DB, site => Site, via => Via
     }),
     meta_result_to_binary(emqx_ds_replication_layer_meta:join_db_site(DB, Site)).
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ join(DB, Site, Via) ->
 -spec leave(emqx_ds:db(), emqx_ds_replication_layer_meta:site(), rest | cli) ->
     {ok, unchanged | [emqx_ds_replication_layer_meta:site()]} | {error, _}.
 leave(DB, Site, Via) ->
-    ?SLOG(notice, #{
+    ?SLOG(warning, #{
         msg => "durable_storage_leave_request", ds => DB, site => Site, via => Via
     }),
     meta_result_to_binary(emqx_ds_replication_layer_meta:leave_db_site(DB, Site)).
diff --git a/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_cli.erl b/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_cli.erl
index 32a24d9bd..fef2ff217 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_cli.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_cli.erl
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ do_ds(["set_replicas", DBStr | SitesStr]) ->
         {ok, DB} ->
             Sites = lists:map(fun list_to_binary/1, SitesStr),
             case emqx_mgmt_api_ds:update_db_sites(DB, Sites, cli) of
-                ok ->
+                {ok, _} ->
                     emqx_ctl:print("ok~n");
                 {error, Description} ->
                     emqx_ctl:print("Unable to update replicas: ~s~n", [Description])
@@ -867,7 +867,9 @@ do_ds(["join", DBStr, Site]) ->
     case emqx_utils:safe_to_existing_atom(DBStr) of
         {ok, DB} ->
             case emqx_mgmt_api_ds:join(DB, list_to_binary(Site), cli) of
-                ok ->
+                {ok, unchanged} ->
+                    emqx_ctl:print("unchanged~n");
+                {ok, _} ->
                     emqx_ctl:print("ok~n");
                 {error, Description} ->
                     emqx_ctl:print("Unable to update replicas: ~s~n", [Description])
@@ -879,7 +881,9 @@ do_ds(["leave", DBStr, Site]) ->
     case emqx_utils:safe_to_existing_atom(DBStr) of
         {ok, DB} ->
             case emqx_mgmt_api_ds:leave(DB, list_to_binary(Site), cli) of
-                ok ->
+                {ok, unchanged} ->
+                    emqx_ctl:print("unchanged~n");
+                {ok, _} ->
                     emqx_ctl:print("ok~n");
                 {error, Description} ->
                     emqx_ctl:print("Unable to update replicas: ~s~n", [Description])