diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeSvr.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeSvr.c
index b8047abe6967d1dbaf13e4987873540b500a0497..5f96fd8807de23a1405adaa31af8b7da60761ec1 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeSvr.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeSvr.c
@@ -145,6 +145,12 @@ int32_t vnodeProcessWriteMsg(SVnode *pVnode, SRpcMsg *pMsg, int64_t version, SRp
   int32_t len;
   int32_t ret;
 
+  if (!pVnode->inUse) {
+     terrno = TSDB_CODE_VND_NOT_SYNCED;
+     vError("vgId:%d, not ready to write since %s", TD_VID(pVnode), terrstr());
+     return -1;
+  }
+
   vDebug("vgId:%d, start to process write request %s, index:%" PRId64, TD_VID(pVnode), TMSG_INFO(pMsg->msgType),
          version);