diff --git a/src/common/pool_map.c b/src/common/pool_map.c
index a413ce45b04..f4f1a44498d 100644
--- a/src/common/pool_map.c
+++ b/src/common/pool_map.c
@@ -1938,7 +1938,6 @@ update_dom_status(struct pool_domain *domain, uint32_t id, uint32_t status, uint
 					child->do_comp.co_rank, child->do_comp.co_id,
 					child->do_comp.co_status, status);
 				child->do_comp.co_status = status;
-				child->do_comp.co_in_ver = version;
 				*updated = true;
 			}
 			break;
diff --git a/src/dtx/dtx_common.c b/src/dtx/dtx_common.c
index ffb17279d34..588e0fb5ebb 100644
--- a/src/dtx/dtx_common.c
+++ b/src/dtx/dtx_common.c
@@ -2420,7 +2420,8 @@ dtx_leader_get(struct ds_pool *pool, struct dtx_memberships *mbs, daos_unit_oid_
 		D_ASSERT(rc == 1);
 
 		/* The target that (re-)joined the system after DTX cannot be the leader. */
-		if ((*p_tgt)->ta_comp.co_in_ver <= version)
+		if ((*p_tgt)->ta_comp.co_status == PO_COMP_ST_UPIN &&
+		    (*p_tgt)->ta_comp.co_in_ver <= version)
 			D_GOTO(out, rc = 0);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/pool/srv_pool_map.c b/src/pool/srv_pool_map.c
index 7361c146e8c..5ae9b685da0 100644
--- a/src/pool/srv_pool_map.c
+++ b/src/pool/srv_pool_map.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ update_tgt_up_to_upin(uuid_t pool_uuid, struct pool_map *map, struct pool_target
 	D_DEBUG(DB_MD, DF_MAP ": change " DF_TARGET " to UPIN\n", DP_MAP(pool_uuid, map),
 		DP_TARGET(target));
 	target->ta_comp.co_flags = 0;
-	target->ta_comp.co_in_ver = ++(*version);
+	++(*version);
 	target->ta_comp.co_status = PO_COMP_ST_UPIN;
 	if (print_changes)
 		D_PRINT(DF_MAP ": " DF_TARGET " is reintegrated.\n", DP_MAP(pool_uuid, map),