diff --git a/src/kit/taosdemo/taosdemo.c b/src/kit/taosdemo/taosdemo.c
index 34f5c87c44e1c5e55f945ba589d469ac64894ea7..4e055bb49ca38d0b54a7c9682c0e2043449c98c0 100644
--- a/src/kit/taosdemo/taosdemo.c
+++ b/src/kit/taosdemo/taosdemo.c
@@ -3453,16 +3453,6 @@ static bool getMetaFromInsertJsonFile(cJSON* root) {
 
     }
     g_args.interlace_rows = interlaceRows->valueint;
-
-    // rows per table need be less than insert batch
-    if (g_args.interlace_rows > g_args.num_of_RPR) {
-      printf("NOTICE: interlace rows value %"PRIu64" > num_of_records_per_req %"PRIu64"\n\n",
-              g_args.interlace_rows, g_args.num_of_RPR);
-      printf("        interlace rows value will be set to num_of_records_per_req %"PRIu64"\n\n",
-              g_args.num_of_RPR);
-      prompt();
-      g_args.interlace_rows = g_args.num_of_RPR;
-    }
   } else if (!interlaceRows) {
     g_args.interlace_rows = 0; // 0 means progressive mode, > 0 mean interlace mode. max value is less or equ num_of_records_per_req
   } else {
@@ -3528,6 +3518,16 @@ static bool getMetaFromInsertJsonFile(cJSON* root) {
     goto PARSE_OVER;
   }
 
+  // rows per table need be less than insert batch
+  if (g_args.interlace_rows > g_args.num_of_RPR) {
+      printf("NOTICE: interlace rows value %"PRIu64" > num_of_records_per_req %"PRIu64"\n\n",
+              g_args.interlace_rows, g_args.num_of_RPR);
+      printf("        interlace rows value will be set to num_of_records_per_req %"PRIu64"\n\n",
+              g_args.num_of_RPR);
+      prompt();
+      g_args.interlace_rows = g_args.num_of_RPR;
+  }
+
   cJSON* dbs = cJSON_GetObjectItem(root, "databases");
   if (!dbs || dbs->type != cJSON_Array) {
     printf("ERROR: failed to read json, databases not found\n");