diff --git a/hudi-flink/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/table/format/mor/MergeOnReadInputFormat.java b/hudi-flink/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/table/format/mor/MergeOnReadInputFormat.java
index 1186cff8a..142d8b0ec 100644
--- a/hudi-flink/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/table/format/mor/MergeOnReadInputFormat.java
+++ b/hudi-flink/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/table/format/mor/MergeOnReadInputFormat.java
@@ -306,16 +306,17 @@ public class MergeOnReadInputFormat
 
       @Override
       public boolean hasNext() {
-        if (logRecordsKeyIterator.hasNext()) {
-          String curAvrokey = logRecordsKeyIterator.next();
+        while (logRecordsKeyIterator.hasNext()) {
+          String curAvroKey = logRecordsKeyIterator.next();
           Option<IndexedRecord> curAvroRecord = null;
-          final HoodieRecord<?> hoodieRecord = logRecords.get(curAvrokey);
+          final HoodieRecord<?> hoodieRecord = logRecords.get(curAvroKey);
           try {
             curAvroRecord = hoodieRecord.getData().getInsertValue(tableSchema);
           } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new HoodieException("Get avro insert value error for key: " + curAvrokey, e);
+            throw new HoodieException("Get avro insert value error for key: " + curAvroKey, e);
           }
           if (!curAvroRecord.isPresent()) {
+            // delete record found
             if (emitDelete && !pkSemanticLost) {
               GenericRowData delete = new GenericRowData(tableState.getRequiredRowType().getFieldCount());
 
@@ -329,10 +330,9 @@ public class MergeOnReadInputFormat
 
               this.currentRecord =  delete;
               return true;
-            } else {
-              // delete record found, skipping
-              return hasNext();
             }
+            // skipping if the condition is unsatisfied
+            // continue;
           } else {
             // should improve the code when log scanner supports
             // seeking by log blocks with commit time which is more
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ public class MergeOnReadInputFormat
               String commitTime = curAvroRecord.get().get(HOODIE_COMMIT_TIME_COL_POS).toString();
               if (!split.getInstantRange().get().isInRange(commitTime)) {
                 // filter out the records that are not in range
-                return hasNext();
+                continue;
               }
             }
             GenericRecord requiredAvroRecord = buildAvroRecordBySchema(
@@ -353,9 +353,8 @@ public class MergeOnReadInputFormat
             currentRecord = (RowData) avroToRowDataConverter.convert(requiredAvroRecord);
             return true;
           }
-        } else {
-          return false;
         }
+        return false;
       }
 
       @Override