diff --git a/src/dnode/src/dnodeMain.c b/src/dnode/src/dnodeMain.c
index 22ce6c995a595a07626d46f118f97a19db404804..ab2fcbea6ab02604054c51f0b21bc622ea79a323 100644
--- a/src/dnode/src/dnodeMain.c
+++ b/src/dnode/src/dnodeMain.c
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ int32_t dnodeInitSystem() {
   taosInitGlobalCfg();
   taosReadGlobalLogCfg();
   taosSetCoreDump();
-  taosInitNotes();
   dnodeInitTmr();
 
   if (dnodeCreateDir(tsLogDir) < 0) {
@@ -151,6 +150,8 @@ int32_t dnodeInitSystem() {
 
   dInfo("start to initialize TDengine");
 
+  taosInitNotes();
+
   if (dnodeInitComponents() != 0) {
     return -1;
   }