diff --git a/apps/emqx/rebar.config b/apps/emqx/rebar.config
index 8b173d493..bfd981854 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/rebar.config
+++ b/apps/emqx/rebar.config
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     {gproc, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/gproc", {tag, "0.9.0.1"}}},
     {cowboy, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/cowboy", {tag, "2.9.2"}}},
     {esockd, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/esockd", {tag, "5.11.1"}}},
-    {ekka, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/ekka", {tag, "0.18.1"}}},
+    {ekka, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/ekka", {tag, "0.18.3"}}},
     {gen_rpc, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/gen_rpc", {tag, "3.3.1"}}},
     {hocon, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/hocon.git", {tag, "0.40.4"}}},
     {emqx_http_lib, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/emqx_http_lib.git", {tag, "0.5.3"}}},
diff --git a/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_cluster.erl b/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_cluster.erl
index 828567776..be9685f1b 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_cluster.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_cluster.erl
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ handle_call({invite_async, Node, JoinTo}, _From, State) ->
         undefined ->
             Caller = self(),
             Task = spawn_link_invite_worker(Node, JoinTo, Caller),
-            {reply, ok, State#{Node => Task}};
+            State1 = remove_finished_task(Node, State),
+            {reply, ok, State1#{Node => Task}};
         WorkerPid ->
             {reply, {error, {already_started, WorkerPid}}, State}
     end;
@@ -157,6 +158,11 @@ find_node_name_via_worker_pid(WorkerPid, {Key, Task, I}) ->
             find_node_name_via_worker_pid(WorkerPid, maps:next(I))
     end.
 
+remove_finished_task(Node, State = #{history := History}) ->
+    State#{history => maps:remove(Node, History)};
+remove_finished_task(_Node, State) ->
+    State.
+
 state_to_invitation_status(State) ->
     History = maps:get(history, State, #{}),
     {Succ, Failed} = lists:foldl(
diff --git a/apps/emqx_management/test/emqx_mgmt_api_cluster_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_management/test/emqx_mgmt_api_cluster_SUITE.erl
index b2658f8fa..d1438b3ee 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_management/test/emqx_mgmt_api_cluster_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_management/test/emqx_mgmt_api_cluster_SUITE.erl
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ t_cluster_invite_async(Config) ->
         lists:sort(Core1Resp)
     ),
 
-    %% force leave the core2 and replicant
+    %% force leave the core2
     {204} = rpc:call(
         Core1,
         emqx_mgmt_api_cluster,
@@ -260,7 +260,41 @@ t_cluster_invite_async(Config) ->
             }
         ],
         lists:sort(Core1Resp3)
-    ).
+    ),
+
+    %% force leave the core2
+    {204} = rpc:call(
+        Core1,
+        emqx_mgmt_api_cluster,
+        force_leave,
+        [delete, #{bindings => #{node => atom_to_binary(Core2)}}]
+    ),
+    %% invite core2 again
+    ?assertMatch(
+        {200},
+        Invite(Core2)
+    ),
+
+    %% assert: core2 is in_progress status
+    {200, InvitationStatus1} = rpc:call(Core1, emqx_mgmt_api_cluster, get_invitation_status, [
+        get, #{}
+    ]),
+    ?assertMatch(
+        #{succeed := [], in_progress := [#{node := Core2}], failed := []},
+        InvitationStatus1
+    ),
+
+    %% waiting the async invitation_succeed
+    ?assertMatch({succeed, _}, waiting_the_async_invitation_succeed(Core1, Core2)),
+
+    {200, InvitationStatus2} = rpc:call(Core1, emqx_mgmt_api_cluster, get_invitation_status, [
+        get, #{}
+    ]),
+    ?assertMatch(
+        #{succeed := [#{node := Core2}], in_progress := [], failed := []},
+        InvitationStatus2
+    ),
+    ok.
 
 cluster(Config) ->
     NodeSpec = #{apps => ?APPS},
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 7389cb0f9..bb79c3204 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ defmodule EMQXUmbrella.MixProject do
       {:cowboy, github: "emqx/cowboy", tag: "2.9.2", override: true},
       {:esockd, github: "emqx/esockd", tag: "5.11.1", override: true},
       {:rocksdb, github: "emqx/erlang-rocksdb", tag: "1.8.0-emqx-2", override: true},
-      {:ekka, github: "emqx/ekka", tag: "0.18.1", override: true},
+      {:ekka, github: "emqx/ekka", tag: "0.18.3", override: true},
       {:gen_rpc, github: "emqx/gen_rpc", tag: "3.3.1", override: true},
       {:grpc, github: "emqx/grpc-erl", tag: "0.6.12", override: true},
       {:minirest, github: "emqx/minirest", tag: "1.3.15", override: true},
diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index a1f17c321..7a2e7ff8c 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
     {cowboy, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/cowboy", {tag, "2.9.2"}}},
     {esockd, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/esockd", {tag, "5.11.1"}}},
     {rocksdb, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/erlang-rocksdb", {tag, "1.8.0-emqx-2"}}},
-    {ekka, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/ekka", {tag, "0.18.1"}}},
+    {ekka, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/ekka", {tag, "0.18.3"}}},
     {gen_rpc, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/gen_rpc", {tag, "3.3.1"}}},
     {grpc, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/grpc-erl", {tag, "0.6.12"}}},
     {minirest, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/minirest", {tag, "1.3.15"}}},