diff --git a/src/client/src/tscSQLParser.c b/src/client/src/tscSQLParser.c
index 7c9d85491bb679a002027828841899c7698cccda..97875a5bb3865d3959a1a794f704a3c52d68c7dc 100644
--- a/src/client/src/tscSQLParser.c
+++ b/src/client/src/tscSQLParser.c
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ int32_t tscToSQLCmd(SSqlObj* pSql, struct SSqlInfo* pInfo) {
       const char* msg2 = "name too long";
 
       SCreateDBInfo* pCreateDB = &(pInfo->pDCLInfo->dbOpt);
+      pCmd->existsCheck = pInfo->pDCLInfo->existsCheck;
       if (tscValidateName(&pCreateDB->dbname) != TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS) {
         return invalidSqlErrMsg(tscGetErrorMsgPayload(pCmd), msg1);
       }
diff --git a/src/client/src/tscSQLParserImpl.c b/src/client/src/tscSQLParserImpl.c
index 52a68a9a16670a6cacd7ac01b36503a629b849f3..1bd43fe4903ac86d9bc2ab255d6d65b04509e779 100644
--- a/src/client/src/tscSQLParserImpl.c
+++ b/src/client/src/tscSQLParserImpl.c
@@ -815,6 +815,7 @@ void setCreateDBSQL(SSqlInfo *pInfo, int32_t type, SSQLToken *pToken, SCreateDBI
   pInfo->pDCLInfo->dbOpt.dbname = *pToken;
 
   tTokenListAppend(pInfo->pDCLInfo, pIgExists);
+  pInfo->pDCLInfo->existsCheck = (pIgExists->n == 1);
 }
 
 void setCreateAcctSQL(SSqlInfo *pInfo, int32_t type, SSQLToken *pName, SSQLToken *pPwd, SCreateAcctSQL *pAcctInfo) {