diff --git a/couchbase/metadata.go b/couchbase/metadata.go
index 1eeff37..c60b2a9 100644
--- a/couchbase/metadata.go
+++ b/couchbase/metadata.go
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ package couchbase
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
+	"github.com/couchbase/gocbcore/v10"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/Trendyol/go-dcp/wrapper"
@@ -19,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/json-iterator/go"
 
-	"github.com/couchbase/gocbcore/v10"
 	"github.com/couchbase/gocbcore/v10/memd"
 )
 
@@ -147,5 +148,8 @@ func NewCBMetadata(client Client, config *config.Dcp) metadata.Metadata {
 
 func getCheckpointID(vbID uint16, groupName string) []byte {
 	// _connector:cbgo:groupName:stdout-listener:checkpoint:vbId
+	if strings.Contains(groupName, ".") {
+		panic("can not get checkpoint id. unsupported group name includes dot")
+	}
 	return []byte(helpers.Prefix + groupName + ":checkpoint:" + strconv.Itoa(int(vbID)))
 }
diff --git a/couchbase/metedata_test.go b/couchbase/metedata_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..963c8f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/couchbase/metedata_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package couchbase
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestGetCheckpointID(t *testing.T) {
+	expected := []byte("_connector:cbgo:group1:checkpoint:1")
+	actual := getCheckpointID(uint16(1), "group1")
+	if !bytes.Equal(actual, expected) {
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected result. Expected: %s, Got: %s", expected, actual)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGetCheckpointIDWithInvalidGroupName(t *testing.T) {
+	defer func() {
+		if r := recover(); r == nil {
+			t.Errorf("Expected panic but did not occur")
+		}
+	}()
+
+	getCheckpointID(uint16(1), "group.with.dot")
+}