diff --git a/lightning/restore/restore.go b/lightning/restore/restore.go
index ca4f68ce6..56cdda9cc 100644
--- a/lightning/restore/restore.go
+++ b/lightning/restore/restore.go
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ type RestoreController struct {
 	indexWorkers    *worker.Pool
 	regionWorkers   *worker.Pool
 	ioWorkers       *worker.Pool
+	pauser          *common.Pauser
 	backend         kv.Backend
 	tidbMgr         *TiDBManager
 	postProcessLock sync.Mutex // a simple way to ensure post-processing is not concurrent without using complicated goroutines
@@ -153,6 +154,10 @@ type RestoreController struct {
 }
 
 func NewRestoreController(ctx context.Context, dbMetas []*mydump.MDDatabaseMeta, cfg *config.Config) (*RestoreController, error) {
+	return NewRestoreControllerWithPauser(ctx, dbMetas, cfg, DeliverPauser)
+}
+
+func NewRestoreControllerWithPauser(ctx context.Context, dbMetas []*mydump.MDDatabaseMeta, cfg *config.Config, pauser *common.Pauser) (*RestoreController, error) {
 	cpdb, err := OpenCheckpointsDB(ctx, cfg)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Trace(err)
@@ -184,6 +189,7 @@ func NewRestoreController(ctx context.Context, dbMetas []*mydump.MDDatabaseMeta,
 		indexWorkers:  worker.NewPool(ctx, cfg.App.IndexConcurrency, "index"),
 		regionWorkers: worker.NewPool(ctx, cfg.App.RegionConcurrency, "region"),
 		ioWorkers:     worker.NewPool(ctx, cfg.App.IOConcurrency, "io"),
+		pauser:        pauser,
 		backend:       backend,
 		tidbMgr:       tidbMgr,
 
@@ -1663,6 +1669,7 @@ func (cr *chunkRestore) encodeLoop(
 	logger log.Logger,
 	kvEncoder kv.Encoder,
 	deliverCompleteCh <-chan deliverResult,
+	pauser *common.Pauser,
 ) (readTotalDur time.Duration, encodeTotalDur time.Duration, err error) {
 	send := func(kvs deliveredKVs) error {
 		select {
@@ -1685,7 +1692,7 @@ func (cr *chunkRestore) encodeLoop(
 	initializedColumns := false
 outside:
 	for {
-		if err = DeliverPauser.Wait(ctx); err != nil {
+		if err = pauser.Wait(ctx); err != nil {
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -1775,7 +1782,7 @@ func (cr *chunkRestore) restore(
 		zap.Stringer("path", &cr.chunk.Key),
 	).Begin(zap.InfoLevel, "restore file")
 
-	readTotalDur, encodeTotalDur, err := cr.encodeLoop(ctx, kvsCh, t, logTask.Logger, kvEncoder, deliverCompleteCh)
+	readTotalDur, encodeTotalDur, err := cr.encodeLoop(ctx, kvsCh, t, logTask.Logger, kvEncoder, deliverCompleteCh, rc.pauser)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/lightning/restore/restore_test.go b/lightning/restore/restore_test.go
index 478c798e8..5a81dfd20 100644
--- a/lightning/restore/restore_test.go
+++ b/lightning/restore/restore_test.go
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ func (s *chunkRestoreSuite) TestEncodeLoop(c *C) {
 	deliverCompleteCh := make(chan deliverResult)
 	kvEncoder := kv.NewTableKVEncoder(s.tr.encTable, s.cfg.TiDB.SQLMode, 1234567895)
 
-	_, _, err := s.cr.encodeLoop(ctx, kvsCh, s.tr, s.tr.logger, kvEncoder, deliverCompleteCh)
+	_, _, err := s.cr.encodeLoop(ctx, kvsCh, s.tr, s.tr.logger, kvEncoder, deliverCompleteCh, DeliverPauser)
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	c.Assert(kvsCh, HasLen, 2)
 
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ func (s *chunkRestoreSuite) TestEncodeLoopCanceled(c *C) {
 	kvEncoder := kv.NewTableKVEncoder(s.tr.encTable, s.cfg.TiDB.SQLMode, 1234567896)
 
 	go cancel()
-	_, _, err := s.cr.encodeLoop(ctx, kvsCh, s.tr, s.tr.logger, kvEncoder, deliverCompleteCh)
+	_, _, err := s.cr.encodeLoop(ctx, kvsCh, s.tr, s.tr.logger, kvEncoder, deliverCompleteCh, DeliverPauser)
 	c.Assert(errors.Cause(err), Equals, context.Canceled)
 	c.Assert(kvsCh, HasLen, 0)
 }
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ func (s *chunkRestoreSuite) TestEncodeLoopForcedError(c *C) {
 	// close the chunk so reading it will result in the "file already closed" error.
 	s.cr.parser.Close()
 
-	_, _, err := s.cr.encodeLoop(ctx, kvsCh, s.tr, s.tr.logger, kvEncoder, deliverCompleteCh)
+	_, _, err := s.cr.encodeLoop(ctx, kvsCh, s.tr, s.tr.logger, kvEncoder, deliverCompleteCh, DeliverPauser)
 	c.Assert(err, ErrorMatches, `in file .*/db.table.2.sql:0 at offset 0:.*file already closed`)
 	c.Assert(kvsCh, HasLen, 0)
 }
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ func (s *chunkRestoreSuite) TestEncodeLoopDeliverErrored(c *C) {
 			err: errors.New("fake deliver error"),
 		}
 	}()
-	_, _, err := s.cr.encodeLoop(ctx, kvsCh, s.tr, s.tr.logger, kvEncoder, deliverCompleteCh)
+	_, _, err := s.cr.encodeLoop(ctx, kvsCh, s.tr, s.tr.logger, kvEncoder, deliverCompleteCh, DeliverPauser)
 	c.Assert(err, ErrorMatches, "fake deliver error")
 	c.Assert(kvsCh, HasLen, 0)
 }
@@ -848,6 +848,7 @@ func (s *chunkRestoreSuite) TestRestore(c *C) {
 		cfg:      s.cfg,
 		saveCpCh: saveCpCh,
 		backend:  importer,
+		pauser:   DeliverPauser,
 	})
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	c.Assert(saveCpCh, HasLen, 2)