diff --git a/src/dnode/src/dnodeMgmt.c b/src/dnode/src/dnodeMgmt.c
index 8f87a45fb724b667236e7ebb5a47460975dac362..8f2b687dc4df129d508ba0a1515d5b00d41a57c1 100644
--- a/src/dnode/src/dnodeMgmt.c
+++ b/src/dnode/src/dnodeMgmt.c
@@ -468,8 +468,24 @@ void dnodeUpdateMnodeEpSetForPeer(SRpcEpSet *pEpSet) {
 
     if (!mnodeIsRunning()) {
       if (strcmp(pEpSet->fqdn[i], tsLocalFqdn) == 0 && pEpSet->port[i] == tsServerPort) {
-        dInfo("mnode index:%d %s:%u should work as master", i, pEpSet->fqdn[i], pEpSet->port[i]);
-        sdbUpdateSync();
+        dInfo("mnode index:%d %s:%u should work as mnode", i, pEpSet->fqdn[i], pEpSet->port[i]);
+        bool find = false;
+        for (int i = 0; i < tsDMnodeInfos.nodeNum; ++i) {
+          if (tsDMnodeInfos.nodeInfos[i].nodeId == dnodeGetDnodeId()) {
+            dInfo("localEp found in mnode infos");
+            find = true;
+            break;
+          }
+        }
+
+        if (!find) {
+          dInfo("localEp not found in mnode infos, will set into mnode infos");
+          tstrncpy(tsDMnodeInfos.nodeInfos[tsDMnodeInfos.nodeNum].nodeEp, tsLocalEp, TSDB_EP_LEN);
+          tsDMnodeInfos.nodeInfos[tsDMnodeInfos.nodeNum].nodeId = dnodeGetDnodeId();
+          tsDMnodeInfos.nodeNum++;
+        }
+
+        dnodeStartMnode();
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/dnode/src/dnodeModule.c b/src/dnode/src/dnodeModule.c
index 18a293d41588033a27c4f1bf88e3af0d1d527eec..ba7cdf2664cb641047f5651920925808e5ec530e 100644
--- a/src/dnode/src/dnodeModule.c
+++ b/src/dnode/src/dnodeModule.c
@@ -146,19 +146,16 @@ void dnodeProcessModuleStatus(uint32_t moduleStatus) {
   }
 }
 
-bool dnodeCheckMnodeStarting() {
-  if (tsModuleStatus & (1 << TSDB_MOD_MNODE)) return false;
-
-  SDMMnodeInfos *mnodes = dnodeGetMnodeInfos();
-  for (int32_t i = 0; i < mnodes->nodeNum; ++i) {
-    SDMMnodeInfo *node = &mnodes->nodeInfos[i];
-    if (node->nodeId == dnodeGetDnodeId()) {
-      uint32_t moduleStatus = tsModuleStatus | (1 << TSDB_MOD_MNODE);
-      dInfo("start mnode module, module status:%d, new status:%d", tsModuleStatus, moduleStatus);
-      dnodeProcessModuleStatus(moduleStatus);
-      return true;
-    }
+bool dnodeStartMnode() {
+  if (tsModuleStatus & (1 << TSDB_MOD_MNODE)) {
+    dDebug("mnode module is already started, module status:%d", tsModuleStatus);
+    return false;
   }
 
-  return false;
+  uint32_t moduleStatus = tsModuleStatus | (1 << TSDB_MOD_MNODE);
+  dInfo("start mnode module, module status:%d, new status:%d", tsModuleStatus, moduleStatus);
+  dnodeProcessModuleStatus(moduleStatus);
+
+  sdbUpdateSync();
+  return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/inc/dnode.h b/src/inc/dnode.h
index fda9c1c1ddd928ccf02bd6fd8a1480b30769bb6b..017241c4f869dcc450dd552c922e72446c8922f7 100644
--- a/src/inc/dnode.h
+++ b/src/inc/dnode.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ void    dnodeGetMnodeEpSetForPeer(void *epSet);
 void    dnodeGetMnodeEpSetForShell(void *epSet);
 void *  dnodeGetMnodeInfos();
 int32_t dnodeGetDnodeId();
-bool    dnodeCheckMnodeStarting();
+bool    dnodeStartMnode();
 
 void  dnodeAddClientRspHandle(uint8_t msgType, void (*fp)(SRpcMsg *rpcMsg));
 void  dnodeSendMsgToDnode(SRpcEpSet *epSet, SRpcMsg *rpcMsg);
diff --git a/src/mnode/src/mnodeSdb.c b/src/mnode/src/mnodeSdb.c
index 4c672eb557427d76f0989a4d8975eb7f7856c39e..7654536122873ce3fbc37a300a87f767bd33d415 100644
--- a/src/mnode/src/mnodeSdb.c
+++ b/src/mnode/src/mnodeSdb.c
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ typedef struct {
 } SSdbWriteWorkerPool;
 
 extern void *     tsMnodeTmr;
-static void *     tsUpdateSyncTmr;
 static SSdbObject tsSdbObj = {0};
 static taos_qset  tsSdbWriteQset;
 static taos_qall  tsSdbWriteQall;
@@ -298,16 +297,12 @@ static void sdbConfirmForward(void *ahandle, void *param, int32_t code) {
   taosFreeQitem(pOper);
 }
 
-static void sdbUpdateSyncTmrFp(void *param, void *tmrId) { sdbUpdateSync(); }
-
 void sdbUpdateSync() {
   if (!mnodeIsRunning()) {
     mDebug("mnode not start yet, update sync info later");
-    if (dnodeCheckMnodeStarting()) {
-      taosTmrReset(sdbUpdateSyncTmrFp, 1000, NULL, tsMnodeTmr, &tsUpdateSyncTmr);
-    }
     return;
   }
+
   mDebug("update sync info in sdb");
 
   SSyncCfg syncCfg = {0};
diff --git a/tests/script/unique/mnode/mgmt23.sim b/tests/script/unique/mnode/mgmt23.sim
index 485187286059289f67ab0c82241b049c71f68230..d1820ef8c6a886fdbc55bda6d7b9e79a0ea51e1b 100644
--- a/tests/script/unique/mnode/mgmt23.sim
+++ b/tests/script/unique/mnode/mgmt23.sim
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ endi
 
 print ============== step4
 sql drop dnode $hostname2
-sleep 16000
+sleep 10000
 
 sql show mnodes
 $dnode1Role = $data2_1