diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 6e8abd3e4..edb6a5c3a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -155,4 +155,4 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.67.0 // indirect
 )
 
-replace github.com/OpenIMSDK/protocol v0.0.31 => github.com/AndrewZuo01/protocol v0.0.0-20231208060936-18be05d57a18
+replace github.com/OpenIMSDK/protocol v0.0.31 =>  github.com/AndrewZuo01/protocol v0.0.0-20231208073751-274bf5b7eba8
diff --git a/internal/rpc/friend/friend.go b/internal/rpc/friend/friend.go
index 66d74eb12..3b42fef66 100644
--- a/internal/rpc/friend/friend.go
+++ b/internal/rpc/friend/friend.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ package friend
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"github.com/OpenIMSDK/protocol/wrapperspb"
 	"github.com/OpenIMSDK/tools/tx"
 
 	"github.com/OpenIMSDK/protocol/sdkws"
@@ -407,10 +406,7 @@ func (s *friendServer) GetSpecifiedFriendsInfo(ctx context.Context, req *pbfrien
 		}
 		var friendInfo *sdkws.FriendInfo
 		if friend := friendMap[userID]; friend != nil {
-			var isPinnedBool bool
-			if friend.IsPinned != nil {
-				isPinnedBool = *friend.IsPinned // ignoring error for simplicity
-			}
+
 			friendInfo = &sdkws.FriendInfo{
 				OwnerUserID:    friend.OwnerUserID,
 				Remark:         friend.Remark,
@@ -418,7 +414,7 @@ func (s *friendServer) GetSpecifiedFriendsInfo(ctx context.Context, req *pbfrien
 				AddSource:      friend.AddSource,
 				OperatorUserID: friend.OperatorUserID,
 				Ex:             friend.Ex,
-				IsPinned:       wrapperspb.Bool(isPinnedBool),
+				IsPinned:       friend.IsPinned,
 			}
 		}
 		var blackInfo *sdkws.BlackInfo
diff --git a/pkg/common/convert/friend.go b/pkg/common/convert/friend.go
index 21eef9b7b..62ce6f95b 100644
--- a/pkg/common/convert/friend.go
+++ b/pkg/common/convert/friend.go
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ package convert
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/OpenIMSDK/protocol/wrapperspb"
-
 	"github.com/OpenIMSDK/protocol/sdkws"
 	"github.com/OpenIMSDK/tools/utils"
 
@@ -76,11 +74,7 @@ func FriendsDB2Pb(
 		friendPb.FriendUser.FaceURL = users[friend.FriendUserID].FaceURL
 		friendPb.FriendUser.Ex = users[friend.FriendUserID].Ex
 		friendPb.CreateTime = friend.CreateTime.Unix()
-		if friend.IsPinned != nil {
-			friendPb.IsPinned = wrapperspb.Bool(*friend.IsPinned)
-		} else {
-			friendPb.IsPinned = nil
-		}
+		friendPb.IsPinned = friend.IsPinned
 		friendsPb = append(friendsPb, friendPb)
 	}
 	return friendsPb, nil
diff --git a/pkg/common/db/table/relation/friend.go b/pkg/common/db/table/relation/friend.go
index 7d8f181a0..4f85998f4 100644
--- a/pkg/common/db/table/relation/friend.go
+++ b/pkg/common/db/table/relation/friend.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ type FriendModel struct {
 	AddSource      int32     `bson:"add_source"`
 	OperatorUserID string    `bson:"operator_user_id"`
 	Ex             string    `bson:"ex"`
-	IsPinned       *bool     `bson:"is_pinned"`
+	IsPinned       bool      `bson:"is_pinned"`
 }
 
 // FriendModelInterface defines the operations for managing friends in MongoDB.