diff --git a/src/system/detail/src/vnodeMeter.c b/src/system/detail/src/vnodeMeter.c
index 79610a73ad1b368def881f3f80979cb790f76bfe..df70d127219d36c049ea3abb2e2e84d8d38a7647 100644
--- a/src/system/detail/src/vnodeMeter.c
+++ b/src/system/detail/src/vnodeMeter.c
@@ -791,10 +791,11 @@ void vnodeUpdateMeter(void *param, void *tmrId) {
       vnodeClearMeterState(pObj, TSDB_METER_STATE_UPDATING);
       free(pNew->schema);
       free(pNew);
+    } else {
+      dTrace("vid:%d sid:%d meterId:%s, there are data in cache, commit first, update later",
+           pNew->vnode, pNew->sid, pNew->meterId);
     }
 
-    dTrace("vid:%d sid:%d meterId:%s, there are data in cache, commit first, update later",
-           pNew->vnode, pNew->sid, pNew->meterId);
     vnodeClearMeterState(pObj, TSDB_METER_STATE_UPDATING);
     return;
   }