diff --git a/conf/tools.conf b/conf/tools.conf
index c6ff8efad0..4ca2e98f09 100644
--- a/conf/tools.conf
+++ b/conf/tools.conf
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ rpcRetryTimes=5
 # etcd地址
 etcdAddr=127.0.0.1:2379
 # snapshot clone server 地址
-snapshotCloneAddr=127.0.0.1:5555
+snapshotCloneAddr=
 # snapshot clone server dummy port
-snapshotCloneDummyPort=8081
+snapshotCloneDummyPort=
 rootUserName=root
 rootUserPassword=root_password
diff --git a/src/tools/curve_tool_define.cpp b/src/tools/curve_tool_define.cpp
index cee0781080..8f4a9b7b90 100644
--- a/src/tools/curve_tool_define.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/curve_tool_define.cpp
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ DEFINE_string(mdsDummyPort, "6667", "dummy port of mds, "
 DEFINE_string(etcdAddr, "127.0.0.1:2379", "etcd addr");
 DEFINE_uint64(rpcTimeout, 3000, "millisecond for rpc timeout");
 DEFINE_uint64(rpcRetryTimes, 5, "rpc retry times");
-DEFINE_string(snapshotCloneAddr, "127.0.0.1:5555", "snapshot clone addr");
-DEFINE_string(snapshotCloneDummyPort, "8081", "dummy port of snapshot clone, "
+DEFINE_string(snapshotCloneAddr, "", "snapshot clone addr");
+DEFINE_string(snapshotCloneDummyPort, "", "dummy port of snapshot clone, "
                                     "can specify one or several. "
                                     "if specify several, the order should "
                                     "be the same as snapshot clone addr");
diff --git a/src/tools/snapshot_clone_client.cpp b/src/tools/snapshot_clone_client.cpp
index 5a3adbd285..02e617cfea 100644
--- a/src/tools/snapshot_clone_client.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/snapshot_clone_client.cpp
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ int SnapshotCloneClient::Init(const std::string& serverAddr,
                               const std::string& dummyPort) {
     curve::common::SplitString(serverAddr, ",", &serverAddrVec_);
     if (serverAddrVec_.empty()) {
-        std::cout << "Split snapshot clone server address fail!" << std::endl;
-        return -1;
+        // no snapshot clone server
+        return 1;
     }
 
     int res = InitDummyServerMap(dummyPort);
diff --git a/src/tools/snapshot_clone_client.h b/src/tools/snapshot_clone_client.h
index 6286603b6e..295134bd50 100644
--- a/src/tools/snapshot_clone_client.h
+++ b/src/tools/snapshot_clone_client.h
@@ -46,7 +46,11 @@ class SnapshotCloneClient {
      *  @param dummyPort dummy port列表，只输入一个的话
      *         所有server用同样的dummy port，用字符串分隔有多个的话
      *         为每个server设置不同的dummy port
-     *  @return 成功返回0，失败返回-1
+     *  @return
+     * success: 0
+     * failed: -1
+     * no snapshot server: 1
+     *
      */
     virtual int Init(const std::string& serverAddr,
                      const std::string& dummyPort);
diff --git a/src/tools/status_tool.cpp b/src/tools/status_tool.cpp
index 70731a9dc2..f0f876acbf 100644
--- a/src/tools/status_tool.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/status_tool.cpp
@@ -82,10 +82,20 @@ int StatusTool::Init(const std::string& command) {
         etcdInited_ = true;
     }
     if (CommandNeedSnapshotClone(command)) {
-        if (snapshotClient_->Init(FLAGS_snapshotCloneAddr,
-                                  FLAGS_snapshotCloneDummyPort) != 0) {
-            std::cout << "Init snapshotClient failed!" << std::endl;
-            return -1;
+        int snapshotRet = snapshotClient_->Init(FLAGS_snapshotCloneAddr,
+                                  FLAGS_snapshotCloneDummyPort);
+        switch (snapshotRet) {
+            case 0:
+                // success
+                break;
+            case 1:
+                // no snapshot clone server
+                noSnapshotServer_ = true;
+                break;
+            default:
+                // -1 and other
+                std::cout << "Init snapshotClient failed!" << std::endl;
+                return -1;
         }
     }
     return 0;
@@ -488,7 +498,8 @@ bool StatusTool::IsClusterHeatlhy() {
     }
 
     // 4、检查snapshot clone server状态
-    if (!CheckServiceHealthy(ServiceName::kSnapshotCloneServer)) {
+    if (!noSnapshotServer_ &&
+        !CheckServiceHealthy(ServiceName::kSnapshotCloneServer)) {
         ret = false;
     }
 
@@ -631,6 +642,10 @@ int StatusTool::PrintEtcdStatus() {
 
 int StatusTool::PrintSnapshotCloneStatus() {
     std::cout << "SnapshotCloneServer status:" << std::endl;
+    if (noSnapshotServer_) {
+        std::cout << "No SnapshotCloneServer" << std::endl;
+        return 0;
+    }
     std::string version;
     std::vector<std::string> failedList;
     int res = versionTool_->GetAndCheckSnapshotCloneVersion(&version,
diff --git a/src/tools/status_tool.h b/src/tools/status_tool.h
index 292c5abf9a..66629dc483 100644
--- a/src/tools/status_tool.h
+++ b/src/tools/status_tool.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ class StatusTool : public CurveTool {
                   versionTool_(versionTool),
                   metricClient_(metricClient),
                   snapshotClient_(snapshotClient),
-                  mdsInited_(false), etcdInited_(false) {}
+                  mdsInited_(false), etcdInited_(false),
+                  noSnapshotServer_(false) {}
     ~StatusTool() = default;
 
     /**
@@ -202,6 +203,8 @@ class StatusTool : public CurveTool {
     bool mdsInited_;
     // etcd是否初始化过
     bool etcdInited_;
+    // Is there a snapshot service or not
+    bool noSnapshotServer_;
 };
 }  // namespace tool
 }  // namespace curve
diff --git a/test/tools/snapshot_clone_client_test.cpp b/test/tools/snapshot_clone_client_test.cpp
index de4e1eed87..024a270a69 100644
--- a/test/tools/snapshot_clone_client_test.cpp
+++ b/test/tools/snapshot_clone_client_test.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ class SnapshotCloneClientTest : public ::testing::Test {
 
 TEST_F(SnapshotCloneClientTest, Init) {
     SnapshotCloneClient client(metricClient_);
-    ASSERT_EQ(-1, client.Init("", "8081"));
+    // no snapshot clone server
+    ASSERT_EQ(1, client.Init("", ""));
     ASSERT_EQ(-1, client.Init("127.0.0.1:5555", ""));
     // dummy server与mds不匹配
     ASSERT_EQ(-1, client.Init("127.0.0.1:5555", "8081,8082,8083"));