diff --git a/src/vnode/src/vnodeMain.c b/src/vnode/src/vnodeMain.c
index a4e88fb9468e47f91e908ea669456d52b2592765..9914ecc13b01b22bc846f653d64577f27d5f1948 100644
--- a/src/vnode/src/vnodeMain.c
+++ b/src/vnode/src/vnodeMain.c
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ int32_t vnodeCreate(SMDCreateVnodeMsg *pVnodeCfg) {
   tsdbCfg.maxRowsPerFileBlock = pVnodeCfg->cfg.maxRowsPerFileBlock;
   tsdbCfg.precision           = pVnodeCfg->cfg.precision;
   tsdbCfg.compression         = pVnodeCfg->cfg.compression;
+  tsdbCfg.update = 1;
 
   char tsdbDir[TSDB_FILENAME_LEN] = {0};
   sprintf(tsdbDir, "%s/vnode%d/tsdb", tsVnodeDir, pVnodeCfg->cfg.vgId);