diff --git a/python/paddle/distributed/launch/controllers/collective.py b/python/paddle/distributed/launch/controllers/collective.py
index 170f19123e3f1269dea974d5c1ca884d0c9ca8bb..de4db754b72cea3db2a616daa4b7df23f333d9f0 100644
--- a/python/paddle/distributed/launch/controllers/collective.py
+++ b/python/paddle/distributed/launch/controllers/collective.py
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ class CollectiveController(Controller):
             and self.ctx.args.start_port
             and self.ctx.args.ips
         ):
-            self._build_pod_with_args()
+            return self._build_pod_with_args()
         else:
-            self._build_pod_with_master()
+            return self._build_pod_with_master()
 
     def _build_pod_with_args(self):
         self.pod.replicas = self.pod_replicas()