diff --git a/raft/log.go b/raft/log.go
index f59c73eec..446726664 100644
--- a/raft/log.go
+++ b/raft/log.go
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ func newLog() *log {
 	}
 }
 
-func (l *log) maybeAppend(index, logTerm int, ents ...Entry) bool {
+func (l *log) maybeAppend(index, logTerm, commit int, ents ...Entry) bool {
 	if l.matchTerm(index, logTerm) {
 		l.append(index, ents...)
+		l.commit = commit
 		return true
 	}
 	return false
diff --git a/raft/raft.go b/raft/raft.go
index ee592b29c..8fb1aa5dd 100644
--- a/raft/raft.go
+++ b/raft/raft.go
@@ -263,9 +263,7 @@ func (sm *stateMachine) Step(m Message) {
 	}
 
 	handleAppendEntries := func() {
-		if sm.log.matchTerm(m.Index, m.LogTerm) {
-			sm.log.commit = m.Commit
-			sm.log.append(m.Index, m.Entries...)
+		if sm.log.maybeAppend(m.Index, m.LogTerm, m.Commit, m.Entries...) {
 			sm.send(Message{To: m.From, Type: msgAppResp, Index: sm.log.lastIndex()})
 		} else {
 			sm.send(Message{To: m.From, Type: msgAppResp, Index: -1})