diff --git a/sorock/src/process/command_log/consumer.rs b/sorock/src/process/command_log/consumer.rs
index e0f6c626..08272c33 100644
--- a/sorock/src/process/command_log/consumer.rs
+++ b/sorock/src/process/command_log/consumer.rs
@@ -41,12 +41,6 @@ impl CommandLog {
             };
 
             self.insert_snapshot(new_snapshot_entry).await?;
-            self.commit_pointer
-                .fetch_max(proposed_snapshot_index - 1, Ordering::SeqCst);
-            self.kern_pointer
-                .fetch_max(proposed_snapshot_index - 1, Ordering::SeqCst);
-            self.user_pointer
-                .fetch_max(proposed_snapshot_index - 1, Ordering::SeqCst);
         }
 
         Ok(())
@@ -112,7 +106,7 @@ impl CommandLog {
             }
         }
 
-        self.user_pointer.store(process_index, Ordering::SeqCst);
+        self.user_pointer.fetch_max(process_index, Ordering::SeqCst);
 
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -146,7 +140,7 @@ impl CommandLog {
             }
         }
 
-        self.kern_pointer.store(process_index, Ordering::SeqCst);
+        self.kern_pointer.fetch_max(process_index, Ordering::SeqCst);
 
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/sorock/src/process/command_log/mod.rs b/sorock/src/process/command_log/mod.rs
index 3b3c567f..9703d5b5 100644
--- a/sorock/src/process/command_log/mod.rs
+++ b/sorock/src/process/command_log/mod.rs
@@ -127,6 +127,13 @@ impl Inner {
         self.snapshot_pointer
             .store(new_snapshot_index, Ordering::SeqCst);
 
+        self.commit_pointer
+            .fetch_max(new_snapshot_index - 1, Ordering::SeqCst);
+        self.kern_pointer
+            .fetch_max(new_snapshot_index - 1, Ordering::SeqCst);
+        self.user_pointer
+            .fetch_max(new_snapshot_index - 1, Ordering::SeqCst);
+
         info!("inserted a new snapshot@{new_snapshot_index} (prev={cur_snapshot_index})");
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -168,3 +175,16 @@ impl Inner {
         self.commit_pointer.load(Ordering::SeqCst) >= self.membership_pointer.load(Ordering::SeqCst)
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    #[test]
+    fn test_fetch_max_monotonic() {
+        let n = AtomicU64::new(50);
+        n.fetch_max(10, Ordering::SeqCst);
+        assert_eq!(n.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 50);
+        n.fetch_max(100, Ordering::SeqCst);
+        assert_eq!(n.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 100);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/sorock/src/process/command_log/producer.rs b/sorock/src/process/command_log/producer.rs
index 1389d437..677575f0 100644
--- a/sorock/src/process/command_log/producer.rs
+++ b/sorock/src/process/command_log/producer.rs
@@ -76,12 +76,6 @@ impl CommandLog {
                 }
 
                 self.insert_snapshot(entry).await?;
-                self.commit_pointer
-                    .store(snapshot_index - 1, Ordering::SeqCst);
-                self.kern_pointer
-                    .store(snapshot_index - 1, Ordering::SeqCst);
-                self.user_pointer
-                    .store(snapshot_index - 1, Ordering::SeqCst);
 
                 return Ok(TryInsertResult::Inserted);
             }
diff --git a/sorock/src/process/thread/advance_commit.rs b/sorock/src/process/thread/advance_commit.rs
index af7187ec..91e5c57e 100644
--- a/sorock/src/process/thread/advance_commit.rs
+++ b/sorock/src/process/thread/advance_commit.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ impl Thread {
         if new_commit_index > cur_commit_index {
             self.command_log
                 .commit_pointer
-                .store(new_commit_index, Ordering::SeqCst);
+                .fetch_max(new_commit_index, Ordering::SeqCst);
             self.producer.push_event(CommitEvent);
         }
 
diff --git a/sorock/src/process/voter/heartbeat.rs b/sorock/src/process/voter/heartbeat.rs
index 9d7ddafc..525d2bec 100644
--- a/sorock/src/process/voter/heartbeat.rs
+++ b/sorock/src/process/voter/heartbeat.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ impl Voter {
             std::cmp::min(leader_commit, self.command_log.get_log_last_index().await?);
         self.command_log
             .commit_pointer
-            .store(new_commit_index, Ordering::SeqCst);
+            .fetch_max(new_commit_index, Ordering::SeqCst);
 
         Ok(())
     }