diff --git a/dolphinscheduler-service/src/main/java/org/apache/dolphinscheduler/service/process/ProcessService.java b/dolphinscheduler-service/src/main/java/org/apache/dolphinscheduler/service/process/ProcessService.java
index 48f13133cc..dc2e468fcd 100644
--- a/dolphinscheduler-service/src/main/java/org/apache/dolphinscheduler/service/process/ProcessService.java
+++ b/dolphinscheduler-service/src/main/java/org/apache/dolphinscheduler/service/process/ProcessService.java
@@ -691,40 +691,29 @@ public class ProcessService {
             case SCHEDULER:
                 break;
             case RESUME_FROM_FORCED_SUCCESS:
-                // find forced-success tasks here
-                List<Integer> forcedSuccessList = this.findTaskIdByInstanceState(processInstance.getId(), ExecutionStatus.FORCED_SUCCESS);
-                // deal with sub_process nodes
-//                List<Integer> failedSubList = this.findTaskIdByInstanceStatusAndType(processInstance.getId(), ExecutionStatus.FAILURE, TaskType.SUB_PROCESS);
-//                List<Integer> toleranceSubList = this.findTaskIdByInstanceStatusAndType(processInstance.getId(), ExecutionStatus.NEED_FAULT_TOLERANCE, TaskType.SUB_PROCESS);
-//                List<Integer> killedSubList = this.findTaskIdByInstanceStatusAndType(processInstance.getId(), ExecutionStatus.KILL, TaskType.SUB_PROCESS);
-//
-//                failedSubList.addAll(toleranceSubList);
-//                failedSubList.addAll(killedSubList);
                 List<Integer> failedSubList = this.findTaskIdByInstanceStatusAndType(processInstance.getId(),
                         new ExecutionStatus[]{ExecutionStatus.FAILURE, ExecutionStatus.KILL, ExecutionStatus.NEED_FAULT_TOLERANCE},
                         TaskType.SUB_PROCESS);
 
                 for (int i = 0; i < failedSubList.size(); i++) {
-                    List<Integer> tmpResultList = this.findTaskIdInSubProcessByStatusAndType(failedSubList.get(i),
-                            new ExecutionStatus[]{ExecutionStatus.FORCED_SUCCESS},
-                            null);
-                    // if there is forced success in the sub_process
-                    if (tmpResultList != null && tmpResultList.size() > 0) {
-                        forcedSuccessList.add(failedSubList.get(i));
+                    // if there exists forced success in the sub_process
+                    if (haveForcedSuccessInSubProcess(failedSubList.get(i))) {
                         // change sub_process task's state into submitted_success
                         TaskInstance taskInstance = this.findTaskInstanceById(failedSubList.get(i));
                         taskInstance.setState(ExecutionStatus.SUBMITTED_SUCCESS);
                         updateTaskInstance(taskInstance);
                     }
                 }
-
-                // set resume node list
+                /**
+                 * set resume node list to null
+                 * 1. we can have a complete dag in the ExecThread so that it can restore the previous context
+                 * 2. each time the operation is done the state of process will be reasonable as usual
+                 */
                 cmdParam.remove(CMDPARAM_RECOVERY_START_NODE_STRING);
                 cmdParam.put(Constants.CMDPARAM_RECOVERY_START_NODE_STRING,
-                        String.join(Constants.COMMA, convertIntListToString(forcedSuccessList)));
+                        String.join(Constants.COMMA, convertIntListToString(null)));
                 processInstance.setCommandParam(JSONUtils.toJsonString(cmdParam));
                 processInstance.setRunTimes(runTime + 1);
-
                 break;
             default:
                 break;
@@ -733,6 +722,30 @@ public class ProcessService {
         return processInstance;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * recursively check if a sub process node contains forced success node
+     * @param taskInstanceId task instance id
+     * @return true or false
+     */
+    public boolean haveForcedSuccessInSubProcess(int taskInstanceId) {
+        List<Integer> forcedSuccessList = this.findTaskIdInSubProcessByStatusAndType(taskInstanceId,
+                new ExecutionStatus[]{ExecutionStatus.FORCED_SUCCESS},
+                null);
+        if (forcedSuccessList != null && forcedSuccessList.size() > 0) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        List<Integer> childSubList = this.findTaskIdInSubProcessByStatusAndType(taskInstanceId,
+                new ExecutionStatus[]{ExecutionStatus.FAILURE, ExecutionStatus.KILL, ExecutionStatus.NEED_FAULT_TOLERANCE},
+                TaskType.SUB_PROCESS);
+        for (Integer child : childSubList) {
+            if (haveForcedSuccessInSubProcess(child)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     /**
      * return complement data if the process start with complement data
      * @param processInstance processInstance