diff --git a/src/inc/vnode.h b/src/inc/vnode.h
index 1714f1336af7a9b014079a25b1a54b27ee8774f2..f4fb8060feabc12e0f6bfcb933572ed4090ebb6e 100644
--- a/src/inc/vnode.h
+++ b/src/inc/vnode.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 typedef enum _VN_STATUS {
   TAOS_VN_STATUS_INIT,
-  TAOS_VN_STATUS_CREATING,
+  TAOS_VN_STATUS_UPDATING,
   TAOS_VN_STATUS_READY,
   TAOS_VN_STATUS_CLOSING,
   TAOS_VN_STATUS_DELETING,
diff --git a/src/vnode/src/vnodeMain.c b/src/vnode/src/vnodeMain.c
index 2a7d133039616e7d77847e5478b38adaa39b9dc2..f9904f7fa8a677cd80bf1026243cf39d360db4b5 100644
--- a/src/vnode/src/vnodeMain.c
+++ b/src/vnode/src/vnodeMain.c
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ int32_t vnodeDrop(int32_t vgId) {
 
 int32_t vnodeAlter(void *param, SMDCreateVnodeMsg *pVnodeCfg) {
   SVnodeObj *pVnode = param;
+  pVnode->status = TAOS_VN_STATUS_UPDATING;
+
   int32_t code = vnodeSaveCfg(pVnodeCfg);
   if (code != TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS) {
     dError("vgId:%d, failed to save vnode cfg, reason:%s", pVnodeCfg->cfg.vgId, tstrerror(code));
@@ -167,6 +169,8 @@ int32_t vnodeAlter(void *param, SMDCreateVnodeMsg *pVnodeCfg) {
     return code;
   }
 
+  pVnode->status = TAOS_VN_STATUS_READY;
+
   dTrace("pVnode:%p vgId:%d, vnode is altered", pVnode, pVnode->vgId);
   return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -181,7 +185,7 @@ int32_t vnodeOpen(int32_t vnode, char *rootDir) {
   pVnode->refCount = 1;
   pVnode->version  = 0;  
   taosAddIntHash(tsDnodeVnodesHash, pVnode->vgId, (char *)(&pVnode));
-
+  
   int32_t code = vnodeReadCfg(pVnode);
   if (code != TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS) {
     dError("pVnode:%p vgId:%d, failed to read cfg file", pVnode, pVnode->vgId);
diff --git a/src/vnode/src/vnodeWrite.c b/src/vnode/src/vnodeWrite.c
index 278a2bb7478c3bae3039e7343c5e8fef2b1f341f..cc13d9d02624f50671c82fb44ac56cc7236b5133 100644
--- a/src/vnode/src/vnodeWrite.c
+++ b/src/vnode/src/vnodeWrite.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ int32_t vnodeProcessWrite(void *param1, int qtype, void *param2, void *item) {
   if (vnodeProcessWriteMsgFp[pHead->msgType] == NULL) 
     return TSDB_CODE_MSG_NOT_PROCESSED; 
 
-  if (pVnode->status == TAOS_VN_STATUS_DELETING || pVnode->status == TAOS_VN_STATUS_CLOSING) 
+  if (pVnode->status != TAOS_VN_STATUS_READY) 
     return TSDB_CODE_NOT_ACTIVE_VNODE; 
 
   if (pHead->version == 0) { // from client