diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeCommit.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeCommit.c
index 4bdaf8d3531aefcbcd74eddecbc55152cfcbc798..ce9404348c0f424522ec1de09e7cae7c5c7d2706 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeCommit.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeCommit.c
@@ -15,12 +15,11 @@
 
 #include "vnd.h"
 
-#define VND_INFO_FNAME "vnode.json"
+#define VND_INFO_FNAME     "vnode.json"
 #define VND_INFO_FNAME_TMP "vnode_tmp.json"
 
 static int  vnodeEncodeInfo(const SVnodeInfo *pInfo, char **ppData);
 static int  vnodeDecodeInfo(uint8_t *pData, SVnodeInfo *pInfo);
-static int  vnodeCommitImpl(void *arg);
 static void vnodeWaitCommit(SVnode *pVnode);
 
 int vnodeBegin(SVnode *pVnode) {
@@ -107,7 +106,8 @@ int vnodeSaveInfo(const char *dir, const SVnodeInfo *pInfo) {
   // free info binary
   taosMemoryFree(data);
 
-  vInfo("vgId:%d, vnode info is saved, fname:%s replica:%d", pInfo->config.vgId, fname, pInfo->config.syncCfg.replicaNum);
+  vInfo("vgId:%d, vnode info is saved, fname:%s replica:%d", pInfo->config.vgId, fname,
+        pInfo->config.syncCfg.replicaNum);
 
   return 0;
 
@@ -185,21 +185,61 @@ _err:
   return -1;
 }
 
+typedef struct {
+  SVnodeInfo info;
+  SVnode    *pVnode;
+} SCommitInfo;
+static void vnodePrepareCommit(SVnode *pVnode) {
+  tsem_wait(&pVnode->canCommit);
+
+  vnodeBufPoolUnRef(pVnode->inUse);
+  pVnode->inUse = NULL;
+}
+static int32_t vnodeCommitTask(void *arg) {
+  int32_t code = 0;
+
+  SVnode *pVnode = (SVnode *)pVnode;
+
+  code = vnodeCommit(pVnode);
+  if (code) goto _exit;
+
+  tsem_post(&pVnode->canCommit);
+
+_exit:
+  return code;
+}
 int vnodeAsyncCommit(SVnode *pVnode) {
-  vnodeWaitCommit(pVnode);
+  int32_t code = 0;
 
-  // vnodeBufPoolSwitch(pVnode);
-  // tsdbPrepareCommit(pVnode->pTsdb);
+  // prepare to commit
+  vnodePrepareCommit(pVnode);
 
-  vnodeScheduleTask(vnodeCommitImpl, pVnode);
+  // schedule the task
+  SVnodeInfo *pInfo = (SVnodeInfo *)taosMemoryCalloc(1, sizeof(*pInfo));
+  if (NULL == pInfo) {
+    code = TSDB_CODE_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
+    goto _exit;
+  }
+  pInfo->config = pVnode->config;
+  pInfo->state.committed = pVnode->state.applied;
+  pInfo->state.commitTerm = pVnode->state.applyTerm;
+  pInfo->state.commitID = pVnode->state.commitID;
+  vnodeScheduleTask(vnodeCommitTask, pVnode);
 
-  return 0;
+_exit:
+  if (code) {
+    vError("vgId:%d %s failed since %s, commit id:%" PRId64, TD_VID(pVnode), __func__, tstrerror(code),
+           pVnode->state.commitID);
+  } else {
+    vDebug("vgId:%d %s done", TD_VID(pVnode), __func__);
+  }
+  return code;
 }
 
 int vnodeSyncCommit(SVnode *pVnode) {
   vnodeAsyncCommit(pVnode);
-  vnodeWaitCommit(pVnode);
-  tsem_post(&(pVnode->canCommit));
+  tsem_wait(&pVnode->canCommit);
+  tsem_post(&pVnode->canCommit);
   return 0;
 }
 
@@ -318,20 +358,6 @@ void vnodeRollback(SVnode *pVnode) {
   (void)taosRemoveFile(tFName);
 }
 
-static int vnodeCommitImpl(void *arg) {
-  SVnode *pVnode = (SVnode *)arg;
-
-  // metaCommit(pVnode->pMeta);
-  tqCommit(pVnode->pTq);
-  // tsdbCommit(pVnode->pTsdb, );
-
-  // vnodeBufPoolRecycle(pVnode);
-  tsem_post(&(pVnode->canCommit));
-  return 0;
-}
-
-static FORCE_INLINE void vnodeWaitCommit(SVnode *pVnode) { tsem_wait(&pVnode->canCommit); }
-
 static int vnodeEncodeState(const void *pObj, SJson *pJson) {
   const SVState *pState = (SVState *)pObj;
 
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeOpen.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeOpen.c
index 0ff4a46d4418dd4156876c61b6e0286ccf01dd26..e09fafb75690f13dd160763126d139dd21ae8c1b 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeOpen.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeOpen.c
@@ -242,14 +242,14 @@ _err:
   return NULL;
 }
 
-void vnodePreClose(SVnode *pVnode) { 
+void vnodePreClose(SVnode *pVnode) {
   vnodeQueryPreClose(pVnode);
-  vnodeSyncPreClose(pVnode); 
+  vnodeSyncPreClose(pVnode);
 }
 
 void vnodeClose(SVnode *pVnode) {
   if (pVnode) {
-    vnodeCommit(pVnode);
+    vnodeSyncCommit(pVnode);
     vnodeSyncClose(pVnode);
     vnodeQueryClose(pVnode);
     walClose(pVnode->pWal);
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeSnapshot.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeSnapshot.c
index e8cdf9513f8fc80d479114273a5bf4984bb71337..a34744a1da9055f5131ef96afdca0e3e79c9e90e 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeSnapshot.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeSnapshot.c
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ int32_t vnodeSnapWriterOpen(SVnode *pVnode, int64_t sver, int64_t ever, SVSnapWr
   pWriter->ever = ever;
 
   // commit it
-  code = vnodeCommit(pVnode);
+  code = vnodeSyncCommit(pVnode);
   if (code) {
     taosMemoryFree(pWriter);
     goto _err;
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeSvr.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeSvr.c
index d63c45fc0e21d07834a02f7cba6ea6a983f7efe8..d8079ca437208bf897093e9309904a3e6bc13eab 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeSvr.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeSvr.c
@@ -311,11 +311,7 @@ int32_t vnodeProcessWriteMsg(SVnode *pVnode, SRpcMsg *pMsg, int64_t version, SRp
   if (vnodeShouldCommit(pVnode)) {
   _do_commit:
     vInfo("vgId:%d, commit at version %" PRId64, TD_VID(pVnode), version);
-    // commit current change
-    if (vnodeCommit(pVnode) < 0) {
-      vError("vgId:%d, failed to commit vnode since %s.", TD_VID(pVnode), tstrerror(terrno));
-      goto _err;
-    }
+    vnodeAsyncCommit(pVnode);
 
     // start a new one
     if (vnodeBegin(pVnode) < 0) {