diff --git a/cdc/sink/dmlsink/txn/mysql/dml.go b/cdc/sink/dmlsink/txn/mysql/dml.go
index 38dc541fca4..a7aa6b9cea4 100644
--- a/cdc/sink/dmlsink/txn/mysql/dml.go
+++ b/cdc/sink/dmlsink/txn/mysql/dml.go
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ func prepareUpdate(quoteTable string, preCols, cols []*model.Column, forceReplic
 	}
 	for i, column := range columnNames {
 		if i == len(columnNames)-1 {
-			builder.WriteString("`" + quotes.EscapeName(column) + "`=?")
+			builder.WriteString("`" + quotes.EscapeName(column) + "` = ?")
 		} else {
-			builder.WriteString("`" + quotes.EscapeName(column) + "`=?,")
+			builder.WriteString("`" + quotes.EscapeName(column) + "` = ?, ")
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func prepareUpdate(quoteTable string, preCols, cols []*model.Column, forceReplic
 		if wargs[i] == nil {
 			builder.WriteString(quotes.QuoteName(colNames[i]) + " IS NULL")
 		} else {
-			builder.WriteString(quotes.QuoteName(colNames[i]) + "=?")
+			builder.WriteString(quotes.QuoteName(colNames[i]) + " = ?")
 			args = append(args, wargs[i])
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/cdc/sink/dmlsink/txn/mysql/dml_test.go b/cdc/sink/dmlsink/txn/mysql/dml_test.go
index 937fe3bb92a..0bfdd1fbb77 100644
--- a/cdc/sink/dmlsink/txn/mysql/dml_test.go
+++ b/cdc/sink/dmlsink/txn/mysql/dml_test.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func TestPrepareUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 				{Name: "b", Type: mysql.TypeVarchar, Flag: 0, Value: "test2"},
 			},
-			expectedSQL:  "UPDATE `test`.`t1` SET `a`=?,`b`=? WHERE `a`=? LIMIT 1",
+			expectedSQL:  "UPDATE `test`.`t1` SET `a` = ?, `b` = ? WHERE `a` = ? LIMIT 1",
 			expectedArgs: []interface{}{1, "test2", 1},
 		},
 		{
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func TestPrepareUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 					Value: 100,
 				},
 			},
-			expectedSQL:  "UPDATE `test`.`t1` SET `a`=?,`b`=? WHERE `a`=? AND `b`=? LIMIT 1",
+			expectedSQL:  "UPDATE `test`.`t1` SET `a` = ?, `b` = ? WHERE `a` = ? AND `b` = ? LIMIT 1",
 			expectedArgs: []interface{}{2, "test2", 1, "test"},
 		},
 		{
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func TestPrepareUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 					Value: 100,
 				},
 			},
-			expectedSQL:  "UPDATE `test`.`t1` SET `a`=?,`b`=? WHERE `a`=? AND `b`=? LIMIT 1",
+			expectedSQL:  "UPDATE `test`.`t1` SET `a` = ?, `b` = ? WHERE `a` = ? AND `b` = ? LIMIT 1",
 			expectedArgs: []interface{}{2, []byte("世界"), 1, []byte("你好")},
 		},
 		{
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ func TestPrepareUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 					Value: 100,
 				},
 			},
-			expectedSQL:  "UPDATE `test`.`t1` SET `a`=?,`b`=? WHERE `a`=? AND `b`=? LIMIT 1",
+			expectedSQL:  "UPDATE `test`.`t1` SET `a` = ?, `b` = ? WHERE `a` = ? AND `b` = ? LIMIT 1",
 			expectedArgs: []interface{}{2, []byte("世界"), 1, []byte("你好")},
 		},
 		{
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ func TestPrepareUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 					Value: 100,
 				},
 			},
-			expectedSQL:  "UPDATE `test`.`t1` SET `a`=?,`b`=? WHERE `a`=? AND `b`=? LIMIT 1",
+			expectedSQL:  "UPDATE `test`.`t1` SET `a` = ?, `b` = ? WHERE `a` = ? AND `b` = ? LIMIT 1",
 			expectedArgs: []interface{}{2, "世界", 1, "你好"},
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/cdc/sink/dmlsink/txn/mysql/mysql.go b/cdc/sink/dmlsink/txn/mysql/mysql.go
index 97d9bd07171..61a8178a050 100644
--- a/cdc/sink/dmlsink/txn/mysql/mysql.go
+++ b/cdc/sink/dmlsink/txn/mysql/mysql.go
@@ -567,8 +567,10 @@ func (s *mysqlBackend) prepareDMLs() *preparedDMLs {
 			callbacks = append(callbacks, event.Callback)
 		}
 
+		// TODO: find a better threshold
+		enableBatchModeThreshold := 1
 		// Determine whether to use batch dml feature here.
-		if s.cfg.BatchDMLEnable {
+		if s.cfg.BatchDMLEnable && len(event.Event.Rows) > enableBatchModeThreshold {
 			tableColumns := firstRow.Columns
 			if firstRow.IsDelete() {
 				tableColumns = firstRow.PreColumns
diff --git a/cdc/sink/dmlsink/txn/mysql/mysql_test.go b/cdc/sink/dmlsink/txn/mysql/mysql_test.go
index 90d19c5f246..78dc4b58770 100644
--- a/cdc/sink/dmlsink/txn/mysql/mysql_test.go
+++ b/cdc/sink/dmlsink/txn/mysql/mysql_test.go
@@ -976,12 +976,12 @@ func TestMysqlSinkSafeModeOff(t *testing.T) {
 			expected: &preparedDMLs{
 				startTs: []model.Ts{418658114257813516},
 				sqls: []string{
-					"UPDATE `common_1`.`uk_without_pk` SET `a1`=?,`a3`=? " +
-						"WHERE `a1`=? AND `a3`=? LIMIT 1",
+					"UPDATE `common_1`.`uk_without_pk` SET `a1` = ?, `a3` = ? " +
+						"WHERE `a1` = ? AND `a3` = ? LIMIT 1",
 				},
 				values:          [][]interface{}{{3, 3, 2, 2}},
 				rowCount:        1,
-				approximateSize: 83,
+				approximateSize: 92,
 			},
 		}, {
 			name: "update with PK",
@@ -1017,11 +1017,11 @@ func TestMysqlSinkSafeModeOff(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			expected: &preparedDMLs{
 				startTs: []model.Ts{418658114257813516},
-				sqls: []string{"UPDATE `common_1`.`pk` SET `a1`=?,`a3`=? " +
-					"WHERE `a1`=? AND `a3`=? LIMIT 1"},
+				sqls: []string{"UPDATE `common_1`.`pk` SET `a1` = ?, `a3` = ? " +
+					"WHERE `a1` = ? AND `a3` = ? LIMIT 1"},
 				values:          [][]interface{}{{3, 3, 2, 2}},
 				rowCount:        1,
-				approximateSize: 72,
+				approximateSize: 81,
 			},
 		}, {
 			name: "batch insert with PK",
diff --git a/pkg/applier/redo_test.go b/pkg/applier/redo_test.go
index 3c37bb4bb63..7262c967258 100644
--- a/pkg/applier/redo_test.go
+++ b/pkg/applier/redo_test.go
@@ -259,8 +259,8 @@ func getMockDB(t *testing.T) *sql.DB {
 
 	// First, apply row which commitTs equal to resolvedTs
 	mock.ExpectBegin()
-	mock.ExpectExec("DELETE FROM `test`.`t1` WHERE (`a`,`b`) IN ((?,?))").
-		WithArgs(1, "2").
+	mock.ExpectExec("DELETE FROM `test`.`t1` WHERE `a` = ? LIMIT 1").
+		WithArgs(1).
 		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(1, 1))
 	mock.ExpectExec("REPLACE INTO `test`.`t1` (`a`,`b`) VALUES (?,?)").
 		WithArgs(2, "3").