diff --git a/src/inc/vnode.h b/src/inc/vnode.h
index d25953ec686da8519e88ee1840001e254f9d628c..845cfb250a090459a8003ad47de42d64f886d4fa 100644
--- a/src/inc/vnode.h
+++ b/src/inc/vnode.h
@@ -22,11 +22,10 @@ extern "C" {
 
 typedef enum _VN_STATUS {
   TAOS_VN_STATUS_INIT,
-  TAOS_VN_STATUS_UPDATING,
-  TAOS_VN_STATUS_RESET,
   TAOS_VN_STATUS_READY,
   TAOS_VN_STATUS_CLOSING,
-  TAOS_VN_STATUS_DELETING,
+  TAOS_VN_STATUS_UPDATING,
+  TAOS_VN_STATUS_RESET,
 } EVnStatus;
 
 typedef struct {
diff --git a/src/vnode/inc/vnodeInt.h b/src/vnode/inc/vnodeInt.h
index d2c603dd82b6a6343bbc448f5c6d82a00eeb1556..74cfbf1e731fd67c47f7375198a8353740429060 100644
--- a/src/vnode/inc/vnodeInt.h
+++ b/src/vnode/inc/vnodeInt.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ typedef struct {
   void        *qMgmt;
   char        *rootDir;
   tsem_t       sem;
+  int8_t       dropped;
   char         db[TSDB_DB_NAME_LEN];
 } SVnodeObj;
 
diff --git a/src/vnode/src/vnodeMain.c b/src/vnode/src/vnodeMain.c
index d4c2f87062cfb3bff51db0fd16d2038df0e4a4be..29aeaf2b1f3573abaa34a400873dac1eb628a195 100644
--- a/src/vnode/src/vnodeMain.c
+++ b/src/vnode/src/vnodeMain.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ int32_t vnodeDrop(int32_t vgId) {
 
   SVnodeObj *pVnode = *ppVnode;
   vTrace("vgId:%d, vnode will be dropped, refCount:%d", pVnode->vgId, pVnode->refCount);
-  pVnode->status = TAOS_VN_STATUS_DELETING;
+  pVnode->dropped = 1;
   vnodeCleanUp(pVnode);
 
   return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
@@ -335,7 +335,6 @@ int32_t vnodeClose(int32_t vgId) {
 
   SVnodeObj *pVnode = *ppVnode;
   vDebug("vgId:%d, vnode will be closed", pVnode->vgId);
-  pVnode->status = TAOS_VN_STATUS_CLOSING;
   vnodeCleanUp(pVnode);
 
   return 0;
@@ -381,7 +380,7 @@ void vnodeRelease(void *pVnodeRaw) {
  
   tfree(pVnode->rootDir);
 
-  if (pVnode->status == TAOS_VN_STATUS_DELETING) {
+  if (pVnode->dropped) {
     char rootDir[TSDB_FILENAME_LEN] = {0};
     sprintf(rootDir, "%s/vnode%d", tsVnodeDir, vgId);
     taosMvDir(tsVnodeBakDir, rootDir);
@@ -511,6 +510,8 @@ static void vnodeCleanUp(SVnodeObj *pVnode) {
   // remove from hash, so new messages wont be consumed
   taosHashRemove(tsDnodeVnodesHash, (const char *)&pVnode->vgId, sizeof(int32_t));
 
+  pVnode->status = TSDB_VN_STATUS_CLOSING;
+
   // stop replication module
   if (pVnode->sync) {
     syncStop(pVnode->sync);
diff --git a/src/vnode/src/vnodeRead.c b/src/vnode/src/vnodeRead.c
index fb27da4be5aee46f11941cfd6fe47d871c06adf0..973df7c5a10f2ba84a77718602c8ffddd4b14134 100644
--- a/src/vnode/src/vnodeRead.c
+++ b/src/vnode/src/vnodeRead.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ int32_t vnodeProcessRead(void *param, SReadMsg *pReadMsg) {
 
   // tsdb may be in reset state  
   if (pVnode->tsdb == NULL) return TSDB_CODE_RPC_NOT_READY;
-  if (pVnode->status == TAOS_VN_STATUS_CLOSING || pVnode->status == TAOS_VN_STATUS_DELETING)
+  if (pVnode->status == TAOS_VN_STATUS_CLOSING)
     return TSDB_CODE_RPC_NOT_READY;
 
   // TODO: Later, let slave to support query
diff --git a/src/vnode/src/vnodeWrite.c b/src/vnode/src/vnodeWrite.c
index e2b502a3a486f0f231990758aa7174daada800dc..6b9b8ca4fd5a5c42028936e48b53f45ffa811903 100644
--- a/src/vnode/src/vnodeWrite.c
+++ b/src/vnode/src/vnodeWrite.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ int32_t vnodeProcessWrite(void *param1, int qtype, void *param2, void *item) {
 
   // tsdb may be in reset state 
   if (pVnode->tsdb == NULL) return TSDB_CODE_RPC_NOT_READY;
-  if (pVnode->status == TAOS_VN_STATUS_CLOSING || pVnode->status == TAOS_VN_STATUS_DELETING) 
+  if (pVnode->status == TAOS_VN_STATUS_CLOSING) 
     return TSDB_CODE_RPC_NOT_READY;
   
   if (pHead->version == 0) { // from client or CQ