diff --git a/src/vnode/src/vnodeRead.c b/src/vnode/src/vnodeRead.c
index 2f8da0012ba142bd5efbb76ac4231a477ac3d534..5d344ebf11e8359307ac57bd38203dbd3d82f1f3 100644
--- a/src/vnode/src/vnodeRead.c
+++ b/src/vnode/src/vnodeRead.c
@@ -118,9 +118,8 @@ static SVReadMsg *vnodeBuildVReadMsg(SVnodeObj *pVnode, void *pCont, int32_t con
 
 int32_t vnodeWriteToRQueue(void *vparam, void *pCont, int32_t contLen, int8_t qtype, void *rparam) {
   SVnodeObj *pVnode = vparam;
-
   if (pVnode->dropped) {
-    return TSDB_CODE_VND_INVALID_VGROUP_ID;
+    return TSDB_CODE_APP_NOT_READY;
   }
 
   SVReadMsg *pRead = vnodeBuildVReadMsg(vparam, pCont, contLen, qtype, rparam);