diff --git a/hudi-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/metadata/HoodieBackedTableMetadata.java b/hudi-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/metadata/HoodieBackedTableMetadata.java
index bf0cf9219..1ee8a78e3 100644
--- a/hudi-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/metadata/HoodieBackedTableMetadata.java
+++ b/hudi-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/metadata/HoodieBackedTableMetadata.java
@@ -165,6 +165,10 @@ public class HoodieBackedTableMetadata extends BaseTableMetadata {
           logRecords.put(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());
         }
       }
+    } else {
+      for (String key : keys) {
+        logRecords.put(key, Option.empty());
+      }
     }
     timings.add(timer.endTimer());
     return logRecords;
@@ -199,12 +203,7 @@ public class HoodieBackedTableMetadata extends BaseTableMetadata {
           }
         } else {
           // only log record
-          if (logRecords.containsKey(key) && logRecords.get(key).isPresent()) {
-            HoodieRecordPayload mergedPayload = logRecords.get(key).get().getData().preCombine(hoodieRecord.getData());
-            result.add(Pair.of(key, Option.of(new HoodieRecord(hoodieRecord.getKey(), mergedPayload))));
-          } else { // not found in both base file and log files
-            result.add(Pair.of(key, Option.empty()));
-          }
+          result.add(Pair.of(key, logRecords.get(key)));
         }
       }
       timings.add(timer.endTimer());
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c146cb565..e403973b4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1064,10 +1064,10 @@
       <id>confluent</id>
       <url>https://packages.confluent.io/maven/</url>
     </repository>
-    <repository>
+    <!--<repository>
       <id>pentaho.org</id>
       <url>https://public.nexus.pentaho.org/repository/proxy-public-3rd-party-release/</url>
-    </repository>
+    </repository>-->
   </repositories>
 
   <profiles>