diff --git a/src/vnode/src/vnodeMain.c b/src/vnode/src/vnodeMain.c
index e1ea89a76aff44280e86569449fe818c20b4f393..7d45516ecc31db97430aaf99732fab8ac0bd8f2f 100644
--- a/src/vnode/src/vnodeMain.c
+++ b/src/vnode/src/vnodeMain.c
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ int32_t vnodeOpen(int32_t vnode, char *rootDir) {
   }
 
   tsdbSyncCommit(pVnode->tsdb);
-  walRemoveAllOldFiles(pVnode->tsdb);
+  walRemoveAllOldFiles(pVnode->wal);
   walRenew(pVnode->wal);
 
   SSyncInfo syncInfo;
diff --git a/tests/script/general/wal/maxtables.sim b/tests/script/general/wal/maxtables.sim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f95997f1e43b04d912e5367196043a5d0e0e73f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/script/general/wal/maxtables.sim
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+system sh/stop_dnodes.sh
+system sh/deploy.sh -n dnode1 -i 1
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c maxTablesPerVnode -v 100
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c maxVgroupsPerDb -v 1
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c tableIncStepPerVnode -v 2
+
+
+print ============== deploy
+system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s start 
+sleep 3001
+sql connect
+
+sql create database d1
+sql use d1
+sql create table st (ts timestamp, tbcol int) TAGS(tgcol int)
+
+$i = 0
+while $i < 100
+  $tb = t . $i
+  sql create table $tb using st tags( $i )
+  sql insert into $tb values (now , $i ) 
+  $i = $i + 1
+endw 
+
+sql_error sql create table tt (ts timestamp, i int) 
+
+print ===============  step3
+sql select * from st;
+if $rows != 100 then
+  return -1
+endi
+
+system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s stop -x SIGINT
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c maxTablesPerVnode -v 4
+sleep 3000
+
+print ===============  step4
+system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s start -t
+sleep 10000
+
+sql select * from st;
+if $rows != 100 then
+  return -1
+endi
+
+system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s stop -x SIGINT
diff --git a/tests/script/jenkins/basic.txt b/tests/script/jenkins/basic.txt
index 2a84172da9cbd1f72f3a1dc0de3672a82085101b..daf92679bd61d8317b648b0285e46a4c956a9d94 100644
--- a/tests/script/jenkins/basic.txt
+++ b/tests/script/jenkins/basic.txt
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ cd ../../../debug; make
 
 ./test.sh -f general/wal/sync.sim
 ./test.sh -f general/wal/kill.sim
+./test.sh -f general/wal/maxtables.sim
 
 ./test.sh -f unique/account/account_create.sim
 ./test.sh -f unique/account/account_delete.sim