diff --git a/server/embed/etcd.go b/server/embed/etcd.go
index 564ad5e7a..6332917a7 100644
--- a/server/embed/etcd.go
+++ b/server/embed/etcd.go
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ func StartEtcd(inCfg *Config) (e *Etcd, err error) {
 	// newly started member ("memberInitialized==false")
 	// does not need corruption check
 	if memberInitialized && srvcfg.InitialCorruptCheck {
-		if err = etcdserver.NewCorruptionMonitor(e.cfg.logger, e.Server).InitialCheck(); err != nil {
+		if err = e.Server.CorruptionChecker().InitialCheck(); err != nil {
 			// set "EtcdServer" to nil, so that it does not block on "EtcdServer.Close()"
 			// (nothing to close since rafthttp transports have not been started)
 
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/corrupt.go b/server/etcdserver/corrupt.go
index 152cb0a91..f467b0c53 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/corrupt.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/corrupt.go
@@ -32,7 +32,12 @@ import (
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
-type corruptionMonitor struct {
+type CorruptionChecker interface {
+	InitialCheck() error
+	PeriodicCheck() error
+}
+
+type corruptionChecker struct {
 	lg *zap.Logger
 
 	hasher Hasher
@@ -47,8 +52,8 @@ type Hasher interface {
 	TriggerCorruptAlarm(uint64)
 }
 
-func NewCorruptionMonitor(lg *zap.Logger, s *EtcdServer) *corruptionMonitor {
-	return &corruptionMonitor{
+func NewCorruptionChecker(lg *zap.Logger, s *EtcdServer) *corruptionChecker {
+	return &corruptionChecker{
 		lg:     lg,
 		hasher: hasherAdapter{s, s.KV().HashStorage()},
 	}
@@ -74,7 +79,7 @@ func (h hasherAdapter) TriggerCorruptAlarm(memberID uint64) {
 // InitialCheck compares initial hash values with its peers
 // before serving any peer/client traffic. Only mismatch when hashes
 // are different at requested revision, with same compact revision.
-func (cm *corruptionMonitor) InitialCheck() error {
+func (cm *corruptionChecker) InitialCheck() error {
 
 	cm.lg.Info(
 		"starting initial corruption check",
@@ -153,7 +158,7 @@ func (cm *corruptionMonitor) InitialCheck() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (cm *corruptionMonitor) periodicCheck() error {
+func (cm *corruptionChecker) PeriodicCheck() error {
 	h, rev, err := cm.hasher.HashByRev(0)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/corrupt_test.go b/server/etcdserver/corrupt_test.go
index d2b976f74..17e5aabb0 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/corrupt_test.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/corrupt_test.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func TestInitialCheck(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			monitor := corruptionMonitor{
+			monitor := corruptionChecker{
 				lg:     zaptest.NewLogger(t),
 				hasher: &tc.hasher,
 			}
@@ -205,11 +205,11 @@ func TestPeriodicCheck(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			monitor := corruptionMonitor{
+			monitor := corruptionChecker{
 				lg:     zaptest.NewLogger(t),
 				hasher: &tc.hasher,
 			}
-			err := monitor.periodicCheck()
+			err := monitor.PeriodicCheck()
 			if gotError := err != nil; gotError != tc.expectError {
 				t.Errorf("Unexpected error, got: %v, expected?: %v", err, tc.expectError)
 			}
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/server.go b/server/etcdserver/server.go
index e98bb3259..c5c43bacf 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/server.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/server.go
@@ -295,7 +295,8 @@ type EtcdServer struct {
 	*AccessController
 	// forceSnapshot can force snapshot be triggered after apply, independent of the snapshotCount.
 	// Should only be set within apply code path. Used to force snapshot after cluster version downgrade.
-	forceSnapshot bool
+	forceSnapshot     bool
+	corruptionChecker CorruptionChecker
 }
 
 // NewServer creates a new EtcdServer from the supplied configuration. The
@@ -371,6 +372,7 @@ func NewServer(cfg config.ServerConfig) (srv *EtcdServer, err error) {
 		CompactionSleepInterval: cfg.CompactionSleepInterval,
 	}
 	srv.kv = mvcc.New(srv.Logger(), srv.be, srv.lessor, mvccStoreConfig)
+	srv.corruptionChecker = NewCorruptionChecker(cfg.Logger, srv)
 
 	srv.authStore = auth.NewAuthStore(srv.Logger(), schema.NewAuthBackend(srv.Logger(), srv.be), tp, int(cfg.BcryptCost))
 
@@ -2199,7 +2201,6 @@ func (s *EtcdServer) monitorKVHash() {
 		zap.String("local-member-id", s.MemberId().String()),
 		zap.Duration("interval", t),
 	)
-	monitor := NewCorruptionMonitor(lg, s)
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-s.stopping:
@@ -2209,7 +2210,7 @@ func (s *EtcdServer) monitorKVHash() {
 		if !s.isLeader() {
 			continue
 		}
-		if err := monitor.periodicCheck(); err != nil {
+		if err := s.corruptionChecker.PeriodicCheck(); err != nil {
 			lg.Warn("failed to check hash KV", zap.Error(err))
 		}
 	}
@@ -2416,3 +2417,7 @@ func (s *EtcdServer) getTxPostLockInsideApplyHook() func() {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func (s *EtcdServer) CorruptionChecker() CorruptionChecker {
+	return s.corruptionChecker
+}