diff --git a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/core/equivalence_cache.go b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/core/equivalence_cache.go
index 28d12614b1f..d48f5a4ef83 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/core/equivalence_cache.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/core/equivalence_cache.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func newAlgorithmCache() AlgorithmCache {
 	}
 }
 
-// Store a map of predicate cache with maxsize
+// EquivalenceCache stores a map of predicate cache with maxsize
 type EquivalenceCache struct {
 	sync.RWMutex
 	getEquivalencePod algorithm.GetEquivalencePodFunc
@@ -179,13 +179,14 @@ func (ec *EquivalenceCache) InvalidateCachedPredicateItemForPodAdd(pod *v1.Pod,
 }
 
 // getHashEquivalencePod returns the hash of equivalence pod.
-// if no equivalence pod found, return 0
-func (ec *EquivalenceCache) getHashEquivalencePod(pod *v1.Pod) uint64 {
+// 1. equivalenceHash
+// 2. if equivalence pod is found
+func (ec *EquivalenceCache) getHashEquivalencePod(pod *v1.Pod) (uint64, bool) {
 	equivalencePod := ec.getEquivalencePod(pod)
 	if equivalencePod != nil {
 		hash := fnv.New32a()
 		hashutil.DeepHashObject(hash, equivalencePod)
-		return uint64(hash.Sum32())
+		return uint64(hash.Sum32()), true
 	}
-	return 0
+	return 0, false
 }
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/core/equivalence_cache_test.go b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/core/equivalence_cache_test.go
index 5c069a89e1a..20f2ed6d238 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/core/equivalence_cache_test.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/core/equivalence_cache_test.go
@@ -287,9 +287,9 @@ func TestGetHashEquivalencePod(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	hash1 := ecache.getHashEquivalencePod(pod1)
-	hash2 := ecache.getHashEquivalencePod(pod2)
-	hash3 := ecache.getHashEquivalencePod(pod3)
+	hash1, _ := ecache.getHashEquivalencePod(pod1)
+	hash2, _ := ecache.getHashEquivalencePod(pod2)
+	hash3, _ := ecache.getHashEquivalencePod(pod3)
 
 	if hash1 != hash2 {
 		t.Errorf("Failed: pod %v and %v is expected to be equivalent", pod1.Name, pod2.Name)
@@ -305,11 +305,10 @@ func TestGetHashEquivalencePod(t *testing.T) {
 			Name: "pod4",
 		},
 	}
-	hash4 := ecache.getHashEquivalencePod(pod4)
-
-	if hash4 != 0 {
-		t.Errorf("Failed: equivalence hash of pod %v is expected to be: 0, but got: %v",
-			pod4.Name, hash4)
+	_, found := ecache.getHashEquivalencePod(pod4)
+	if found {
+		t.Errorf("Failed: equivalence hash of pod %v is not expected to be found, but got: %v",
+			pod4.Name, found)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/core/generic_scheduler.go b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/core/generic_scheduler.go
index a9244f6636e..eb5207f119a 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/core/generic_scheduler.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/core/generic_scheduler.go
@@ -245,8 +245,7 @@ func podFitsOnNode(pod *v1.Pod, meta interface{}, info *schedulercache.NodeInfo,
 	)
 	if ecache != nil {
 		// getHashEquivalencePod will return immediately if no equivalence pod found
-		equivalenceHash = ecache.getHashEquivalencePod(pod)
-		eCacheAvailable = (equivalenceHash != 0)
+		equivalenceHash, eCacheAvailable = ecache.getHashEquivalencePod(pod)
 	}
 	for predicateKey, predicate := range predicateFuncs {
 		// If equivalenceCache is available