diff --git a/src/dnode/src/dnodeVnodes.c b/src/dnode/src/dnodeVnodes.c
index 03b51feb9c9b0de20aec5c3b4e5f0fdae1b8f60a..c62d5a8207c8cd5f540e3ff861d44cd55c7c8220 100644
--- a/src/dnode/src/dnodeVnodes.c
+++ b/src/dnode/src/dnodeVnodes.c
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ static int32_t dnodeGetVnodeList(int32_t vnodeList[], int32_t *numOfVnodes) {
 
       if (*numOfVnodes >= TSDB_MAX_VNODES) {
         dError("vgId:%d, too many vnode directory in disk, exist:%d max:%d", vnode, *numOfVnodes, TSDB_MAX_VNODES);
-        continue;
+        closedir(dir);
+        return TSDB_CODE_DND_TOO_MANY_VNODES;
       } else {
         vnodeList[*numOfVnodes - 1] = vnode;
       }
@@ -288,4 +289,4 @@ void dnodeSendStatusMsgToMnode() {
     dInfo("force send status msg to mnode");
     taosTmrReset(dnodeSendStatusMsg, 3, NULL, tsDnodeTmr, &tsStatusTimer);
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/inc/taoserror.h b/src/inc/taoserror.h
index 12cff90be2d776d4ae146512937e6f632e4d15a2..641b65749937438f14744355136b9b6f0aecef3f 100644
--- a/src/inc/taoserror.h
+++ b/src/inc/taoserror.h
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ TAOS_DEFINE_ERROR(TSDB_CODE_DND_OUT_OF_MEMORY,            0, 0x0401, "Dnode out
 TAOS_DEFINE_ERROR(TSDB_CODE_DND_NO_WRITE_ACCESS,          0, 0x0402, "No permission for disk files in dnode")
 TAOS_DEFINE_ERROR(TSDB_CODE_DND_INVALID_MSG_LEN,          0, 0x0403, "Invalid message length")
 TAOS_DEFINE_ERROR(TSDB_CODE_DND_ACTION_IN_PROGRESS,       0, 0x0404, "Action in progress")
+TAOS_DEFINE_ERROR(TSDB_CODE_DND_TOO_MANY_VNODES,          0, 0x0405, "Too many vnode directories")
 
 // vnode 
 TAOS_DEFINE_ERROR(TSDB_CODE_VND_ACTION_IN_PROGRESS,       0, 0x0500, "Action in progress")