diff --git a/src/meta/processors/admin/AdminClient.cpp b/src/meta/processors/admin/AdminClient.cpp
index 76a9f1ff6ef..5c0851981d6 100644
--- a/src/meta/processors/admin/AdminClient.cpp
+++ b/src/meta/processors/admin/AdminClient.cpp
@@ -409,6 +409,10 @@ void AdminClient::getResponseFromLeader(std::vector<HostAddr> hosts,
                                         int32_t retry,
                                         folly::Promise<Status> pro,
                                         int32_t retryLimit) {
+  static_assert(
+      folly::isSemiFuture<
+          typename std::result_of<RemoteFunc(std::shared_ptr<ClientType>, Request)>::type>::value);
+
   auto* evb = ioThreadPool_->getEventBase();
   CHECK_GE(index, 0);
   CHECK_LT(index, hosts.size());