diff --git a/src/datanode/src/region_server.rs b/src/datanode/src/region_server.rs
index adde0e8d07..e798f273e1 100644
--- a/src/datanode/src/region_server.rs
+++ b/src/datanode/src/region_server.rs
@@ -217,29 +217,53 @@ impl RegionServer {
 #[async_trait]
 impl RegionServerHandler for RegionServer {
     async fn handle(&self, request: region_request::Body) -> ServerResult<RegionResponse> {
+        let is_parallel = matches!(
+            request,
+            region_request::Body::Inserts(_) | region_request::Body::Deletes(_)
+        );
         let requests = RegionRequest::try_from_request_body(request)
             .context(BuildRegionRequestsSnafu)
             .map_err(BoxedError::new)
             .context(ExecuteGrpcRequestSnafu)?;
         let tracing_context = TracingContext::from_current_span();
-        let join_tasks = requests.into_iter().map(|(region_id, req)| {
-            let self_to_move = self.clone();
-            let span = tracing_context.attach(info_span!(
-                "RegionServer::handle_region_request",
-                region_id = region_id.to_string()
-            ));
-            async move {
-                self_to_move
+        let results = if is_parallel {
+            let join_tasks = requests.into_iter().map(|(region_id, req)| {
+                let self_to_move = self.clone();
+                let span = tracing_context.attach(info_span!(
+                    "RegionServer::handle_region_request",
+                    region_id = region_id.to_string()
+                ));
+                async move {
+                    self_to_move
+                        .handle_request(region_id, req)
+                        .trace(span)
+                        .await
+                }
+            });
+
+            try_join_all(join_tasks)
+                .await
+                .map_err(BoxedError::new)
+                .context(ExecuteGrpcRequestSnafu)?
+        } else {
+            let mut results = Vec::with_capacity(requests.len());
+            // FIXME(jeremy, ruihang): Once the engine supports merged calls, we should immediately
+            // modify this part to avoid inefficient serial loop calls.
+            for (region_id, req) in requests {
+                let span = tracing_context.attach(info_span!(
+                    "RegionServer::handle_region_request",
+                    region_id = region_id.to_string()
+                ));
+                let result = self
                     .handle_request(region_id, req)
                     .trace(span)
                     .await
+                    .map_err(BoxedError::new)
+                    .context(ExecuteGrpcRequestSnafu)?;
+                results.push(result);
             }
-        });
-
-        let results = try_join_all(join_tasks)
-            .await
-            .map_err(BoxedError::new)
-            .context(ExecuteGrpcRequestSnafu)?;
+            results
+        };
 
         // merge results by simply sum up affected rows.
         // only insert/delete will have multiple results.