diff --git a/server/follower_controller.go b/server/follower_controller.go
index fec148c0..4e2578ba 100644
--- a/server/follower_controller.go
+++ b/server/follower_controller.go
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ func (fc *followerController) DeleteShard(request *proto.DeleteShardRequest) (*p
 	fc.Lock()
 	defer fc.Unlock()
 
-	if request.Term != fc.term {
+	if request.Term < fc.term {
 		fc.log.Warn("Invalid term when deleting shard",
 			slog.Int64("follower-term", fc.term),
 			slog.Int64("new-term", request.Term))
diff --git a/server/follower_controller_test.go b/server/follower_controller_test.go
index c93bf4d2..4d640a29 100644
--- a/server/follower_controller_test.go
+++ b/server/follower_controller_test.go
@@ -824,12 +824,12 @@ func TestFollowerController_DeleteShard_WrongTerm(t *testing.T) {
 	walFactory := newTestWalFactory(t)
 
 	fc, _ := NewFollowerController(Config{}, common.DefaultNamespace, shardId, walFactory, kvFactory)
-	_, _ = fc.NewTerm(&proto.NewTermRequest{Term: 1})
+	_, _ = fc.NewTerm(&proto.NewTermRequest{Term: 2})
 
 	_, err := fc.DeleteShard(&proto.DeleteShardRequest{
 		Namespace: common.DefaultNamespace,
 		Shard:     shardId,
-		Term:      2,
+		Term:      1,
 	})
 
 	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, common.ErrorInvalidTerm)
diff --git a/server/leader_controller.go b/server/leader_controller.go
index 5ee6277e..e6beaf30 100644
--- a/server/leader_controller.go
+++ b/server/leader_controller.go
@@ -1090,7 +1090,7 @@ func (lc *leaderController) DeleteShard(request *proto.DeleteShardRequest) (*pro
 	lc.Lock()
 	defer lc.Unlock()
 
-	if request.Term != lc.term {
+	if request.Term < lc.term {
 		lc.log.Warn("Invalid term when deleting shard",
 			slog.Int64("follower-term", lc.term),
 			slog.Int64("new-term", request.Term))