diff --git a/raft/raft.go b/raft/raft.go
index ec9ca1013..883f7aca4 100644
--- a/raft/raft.go
+++ b/raft/raft.go
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ func (r *raft) handleAppendEntries(m pb.Message) {
 	if r.raftLog.maybeAppend(m.Index, m.LogTerm, m.Commit, m.Entries...) {
 		r.send(pb.Message{To: m.From, Type: msgAppResp, Index: r.raftLog.lastIndex()})
 	} else {
-		r.send(pb.Message{To: m.From, Type: msgAppResp, Index: -1, Denied: true})
+		r.send(pb.Message{To: m.From, Type: msgAppResp, Denied: true})
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/raft/raft_test.go b/raft/raft_test.go
index 11beec0d7..f4d3ca4ed 100644
--- a/raft/raft_test.go
+++ b/raft/raft_test.go
@@ -484,22 +484,22 @@ func TestHandleMsgApp(t *testing.T) {
 		m       pb.Message
 		wIndex  int64
 		wCommit int64
-		wAccept bool
+		wDenied bool
 	}{
 		// Ensure 1
-		{pb.Message{Type: msgApp, Term: 2, LogTerm: 3, Index: 2, Commit: 3}, 2, 0, false}, // previous log mismatch
-		{pb.Message{Type: msgApp, Term: 2, LogTerm: 3, Index: 3, Commit: 3}, 2, 0, false}, // previous log non-exist
+		{pb.Message{Type: msgApp, Term: 2, LogTerm: 3, Index: 2, Commit: 3}, 2, 0, true}, // previous log mismatch
+		{pb.Message{Type: msgApp, Term: 2, LogTerm: 3, Index: 3, Commit: 3}, 2, 0, true}, // previous log non-exist
 
 		// Ensure 2
-		{pb.Message{Type: msgApp, Term: 2, LogTerm: 1, Index: 1, Commit: 1}, 2, 1, true},
-		{pb.Message{Type: msgApp, Term: 2, LogTerm: 0, Index: 0, Commit: 1, Entries: []pb.Entry{{Term: 2}}}, 1, 1, true},
-		{pb.Message{Type: msgApp, Term: 2, LogTerm: 2, Index: 2, Commit: 3, Entries: []pb.Entry{{Term: 2}, {Term: 2}}}, 4, 3, true},
-		{pb.Message{Type: msgApp, Term: 2, LogTerm: 2, Index: 2, Commit: 4, Entries: []pb.Entry{{Term: 2}}}, 3, 3, true},
-		{pb.Message{Type: msgApp, Term: 2, LogTerm: 1, Index: 1, Commit: 4, Entries: []pb.Entry{{Term: 2}}}, 2, 2, true},
+		{pb.Message{Type: msgApp, Term: 2, LogTerm: 1, Index: 1, Commit: 1}, 2, 1, false},
+		{pb.Message{Type: msgApp, Term: 2, LogTerm: 0, Index: 0, Commit: 1, Entries: []pb.Entry{{Term: 2}}}, 1, 1, false},
+		{pb.Message{Type: msgApp, Term: 2, LogTerm: 2, Index: 2, Commit: 3, Entries: []pb.Entry{{Term: 2}, {Term: 2}}}, 4, 3, false},
+		{pb.Message{Type: msgApp, Term: 2, LogTerm: 2, Index: 2, Commit: 4, Entries: []pb.Entry{{Term: 2}}}, 3, 3, false},
+		{pb.Message{Type: msgApp, Term: 2, LogTerm: 1, Index: 1, Commit: 4, Entries: []pb.Entry{{Term: 2}}}, 2, 2, false},
 
 		// Ensure 3
-		{pb.Message{Type: msgApp, Term: 2, LogTerm: 2, Index: 2, Commit: 2}, 2, 2, true},
-		{pb.Message{Type: msgApp, Term: 2, LogTerm: 2, Index: 2, Commit: 4}, 2, 2, true}, // commit upto min(commit, last)
+		{pb.Message{Type: msgApp, Term: 2, LogTerm: 2, Index: 2, Commit: 2}, 2, 2, false},
+		{pb.Message{Type: msgApp, Term: 2, LogTerm: 2, Index: 2, Commit: 4}, 2, 2, false}, // commit upto min(commit, last)
 	}
 
 	for i, tt := range tests {
@@ -518,14 +518,10 @@ func TestHandleMsgApp(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		m := sm.ReadMessages()
 		if len(m) != 1 {
-			t.Errorf("#%d: msg = nil, want 1", i)
+			t.Fatalf("#%d: msg = nil, want 1", i)
 		}
-		gaccept := true
-		if m[0].Index == -1 {
-			gaccept = false
-		}
-		if gaccept != tt.wAccept {
-			t.Errorf("#%d: accept = %v, want %v", i, gaccept, tt.wAccept)
+		if m[0].Denied != tt.wDenied {
+			t.Errorf("#%d: denied = %v, want %v", i, m[0].Denied, tt.wDenied)
 		}
 	}
 }