diff --git a/ratis-server-api/src/main/java/org/apache/ratis/server/raftlog/RaftLog.java b/ratis-server-api/src/main/java/org/apache/ratis/server/raftlog/RaftLog.java
index e504462b80..e194f865ed 100644
--- a/ratis-server-api/src/main/java/org/apache/ratis/server/raftlog/RaftLog.java
+++ b/ratis-server-api/src/main/java/org/apache/ratis/server/raftlog/RaftLog.java
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ public interface RaftLog extends RaftLogSequentialOps, Closeable {
   /** Invalid log index is used to indicate that the log index is missing. */
   long INVALID_LOG_INDEX = LEAST_VALID_LOG_INDEX - 1;
 
+  /** Is this log already opened but not yet closed? */
+  boolean isOpened();
+
   /** Does this log contains the given {@link TermIndex}? */
   default boolean contains(TermIndex ti) {
     Objects.requireNonNull(ti, "ti == null");
diff --git a/ratis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/ratis/server/leader/LogAppenderBase.java b/ratis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/ratis/server/leader/LogAppenderBase.java
index 5a27cda510..be0404da36 100644
--- a/ratis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/ratis/server/leader/LogAppenderBase.java
+++ b/ratis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/ratis/server/leader/LogAppenderBase.java
@@ -124,7 +124,10 @@ public void start() {
 
   @Override
   public boolean isRunning() {
-    return daemon.isWorking() && server.getInfo().isLeader();
+    return daemon.isWorking()
+        && server.getInfo().isAlive()
+        && server.getInfo().isLeader()
+        && getRaftLog().isOpened();
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -133,8 +136,8 @@ public CompletableFuture<LifeCycle.State> stopAsync() {
   }
 
   void restart() {
-    if (!server.getInfo().isAlive()) {
-      LOG.warn("Failed to restart {}: server {} is not alive", this, server.getMemberId());
+    if (!isRunning()) {
+      LOG.warn("{} is not running: skipping restart", this);
       return;
     }
     getLeaderState().restart(this);
diff --git a/ratis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/ratis/server/raftlog/RaftLogBase.java b/ratis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/ratis/server/raftlog/RaftLogBase.java
index 8c2b66f969..48b410147c 100644
--- a/ratis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/ratis/server/raftlog/RaftLogBase.java
+++ b/ratis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/ratis/server/raftlog/RaftLogBase.java
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public void checkLogState() {
     state.assertOpen();
   }
 
-  /** Is this log already opened? */
+  @Override
   public boolean isOpened() {
     return state.isOpened();
   }