diff --git a/src/dnode/src/dnodeMain.c b/src/dnode/src/dnodeMain.c
index eac04fe7bb2c53bd55dcbf8b6f5044d99007dc6c..5291fb73a05da27f98252b680542a83ec41c94a7 100644
--- a/src/dnode/src/dnodeMain.c
+++ b/src/dnode/src/dnodeMain.c
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ int32_t dnodeInitSystem() {
   taosInitGlobalCfg();
   taosReadGlobalLogCfg();
   taosSetCoreDump();
-  taosInitNotes();
   dnodeInitTmr();
 
   if (dnodeCreateDir(tsLogDir) < 0) {
@@ -188,6 +187,8 @@ int32_t dnodeInitSystem() {
 
   dInfo("start to initialize TDengine");
 
+  taosInitNotes();
+
   if (dnodeInitComponents() != 0) {
     return -1;
   }