diff --git a/src/inc/taoserror.h b/src/inc/taoserror.h
index 936e9860dd7a8d8570b67094041be86f350d48cd..b3e5b59627f05266b771b85a62f576da1c84b71a 100644
--- a/src/inc/taoserror.h
+++ b/src/inc/taoserror.h
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ int32_t* taosGetErrno();
 #define TSDB_CODE_VND_NO_WRITE_AUTH             TAOS_DEF_ERROR_CODE(0, 0x0512)  //"Database write operation denied")
 #define TSDB_CODE_VND_IS_SYNCING                TAOS_DEF_ERROR_CODE(0, 0x0513)  //"Database is syncing")
 #define TSDB_CODE_VND_INVALID_TSDB_STATE        TAOS_DEF_ERROR_CODE(0, 0x0514)  //"Invalid tsdb state")
-#define TSDB_CODE_VND_IS_CLOSING                TAOS_DEF_ERROR_CODE(0, 0x0515)   //"Database is closing")
+#define TSDB_CODE_VND_IS_CLOSING                TAOS_DEF_ERROR_CODE(0, 0x0515)  //"Database is closing")
 
 // tsdb
 #define TSDB_CODE_TDB_INVALID_TABLE_ID          TAOS_DEF_ERROR_CODE(0, 0x0600)  //"Invalid table ID")
diff --git a/src/vnode/src/vnodeSync.c b/src/vnode/src/vnodeSync.c
index 22c2dfffe6600a5d132e7745169a81bf9a51032e..4197428fec6b5d24e7791b2a5f8cb7df229cbca5 100644
--- a/src/vnode/src/vnodeSync.c
+++ b/src/vnode/src/vnodeSync.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ void vnodeConfirmForard(int32_t vgId, void *wparam, int32_t code) {
 
   if (code == TSDB_CODE_SYN_CONFIRM_EXPIRED && pVnode->status == TAOS_VN_STATUS_CLOSING) {
     vDebug("vgId:%d, db:%s, vnode is closing while confirm forward", vgId, pVnode->db);
-    code = TSDB_CODE_VND_IS_DROPPING;
+    code = TSDB_CODE_VND_IS_CLOSING;
   }
 
   dnodeSendRpcVWriteRsp(pVnode, wparam, code);