diff --git a/tools/pd-tso-bench/main.go b/tools/pd-tso-bench/main.go
index 3726373779e..1e59dfd2a2a 100644
--- a/tools/pd-tso-bench/main.go
+++ b/tools/pd-tso-bench/main.go
@@ -386,20 +386,27 @@ func reqWorker(ctx context.Context, pdClients []pd.Client, clientIdx int, durCh
 			var ticker *time.Ticker
 			if *maxTSOSendIntervalMilliseconds > 0 {
 				sleepBeforeGetTS := time.Duration(rand.Intn(*maxTSOSendIntervalMilliseconds)) * time.Millisecond
-				ticker = time.NewTicker(sleepBeforeGetTS)
-				select {
-				case <-reqCtx.Done():
-				case <-ticker.C:
-					totalSleepBeforeGetTS += sleepBeforeGetTS
+				if sleepBeforeGetTS > 0 {
+					ticker = time.NewTicker(sleepBeforeGetTS)
+					select {
+					case <-reqCtx.Done():
+					case <-ticker.C:
+						totalSleepBeforeGetTS += sleepBeforeGetTS
+					}
 				}
 			}
 			_, _, err = pdCli.GetLocalTS(reqCtx, *dcLocation)
 			if errors.Cause(err) == context.Canceled {
-				ticker.Stop()
+				if ticker != nil {
+					ticker.Stop()
+				}
+
 				return
 			}
 			if err == nil {
-				ticker.Stop()
+				if ticker != nil {
+					ticker.Stop()
+				}
 				break
 			}
 			log.Error(fmt.Sprintf("%v", err))