diff --git a/core/state/snapshot/generate.go b/core/state/snapshot/generate.go
index 6d9e163075..d81a628c91 100644
--- a/core/state/snapshot/generate.go
+++ b/core/state/snapshot/generate.go
@@ -631,10 +631,16 @@ func generateAccounts(ctx *generatorContext, dl *diskLayer, accMarker []byte) er
 		accMarker = nil
 		return nil
 	}
+	// Always reset the initial account range as 1 whenever recover from the
+	// interruption. TODO(rjl493456442) can we remove it?
+	var accountRange = accountCheckRange
+	if len(accMarker) > 0 {
+		accountRange = 1
+	}
 	origin := common.CopyBytes(accMarker)
 	for {
 		id := trie.StateTrieID(dl.root)
-		exhausted, last, err := dl.generateRange(ctx, id, rawdb.SnapshotAccountPrefix, snapAccount, origin, accountCheckRange, onAccount, types.FullAccountRLP)
+		exhausted, last, err := dl.generateRange(ctx, id, rawdb.SnapshotAccountPrefix, snapAccount, origin, accountRange, onAccount, types.FullAccountRLP)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err // The procedure it aborted, either by external signal or internal error.
 		}
@@ -646,6 +652,7 @@ func generateAccounts(ctx *generatorContext, dl *diskLayer, accMarker []byte) er
 			ctx.removeStorageLeft()
 			break
 		}
+		accountRange = accountCheckRange
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/core/state/snapshot/snapshot.go b/core/state/snapshot/snapshot.go
index e319c8e4e0..752f4359fb 100644
--- a/core/state/snapshot/snapshot.go
+++ b/core/state/snapshot/snapshot.go
@@ -258,6 +258,14 @@ func (t *Tree) Disable() {
 	for _, layer := range t.layers {
 		switch layer := layer.(type) {
 		case *diskLayer:
+
+			layer.lock.RLock()
+			generating := layer.genMarker != nil
+			layer.lock.RUnlock()
+			if !generating {
+				// Generator is already aborted or finished
+				break
+			}
 			// If the base layer is generating, abort it
 			if layer.genAbort != nil {
 				abort := make(chan *generatorStats)
@@ -268,7 +276,6 @@ func (t *Tree) Disable() {
 			layer.lock.Lock()
 			layer.stale = true
 			layer.lock.Unlock()
-			layer.Release()
 
 		case *diffLayer:
 			// If the layer is a simple diff, simply mark as stale
@@ -733,7 +740,6 @@ func (t *Tree) Rebuild(root common.Hash) {
 			layer.lock.Lock()
 			layer.stale = true
 			layer.lock.Unlock()
-			layer.Release()
 
 		case *diffLayer:
 			// If the layer is a simple diff, simply mark as stale