diff --git a/src/datanode/src/alive_keeper.rs b/src/datanode/src/alive_keeper.rs
index 711ab5c3b6..0368d1eec5 100644
--- a/src/datanode/src/alive_keeper.rs
+++ b/src/datanode/src/alive_keeper.rs
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ impl CountdownTaskHandle {
             region_id,
             rx,
         };
-        let handler = common_runtime::spawn_bg(async move {
+        let handler = common_runtime::spawn_hb(async move {
             countdown_task.run().await;
         });