diff --git a/src/inc/tsdb.h b/src/inc/tsdb.h
index 9d82245c2199b5fa0b62d709a08633e5a976b007..9f80b4e6acb483207d771cbbf1245ca568ec48d9 100644
--- a/src/inc/tsdb.h
+++ b/src/inc/tsdb.h
@@ -421,6 +421,8 @@ bool tsdbNoProblem(STsdbRepo* pRepo);
 // unit of walSize: MB
 int tsdbCheckWal(STsdbRepo *pRepo, uint32_t walSize);
 
+int tsdbGetNumOfWaitCommit(STsdbRepo *pRepo, int *nNum);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/tsdb/src/tsdbMain.c b/src/tsdb/src/tsdbMain.c
index 000b8c69f4e2b72d7acb169a9920dcfeaa9f8f84..10cfacca57a543886c85f52a6c2ea9c4a911de6e 100644
--- a/src/tsdb/src/tsdbMain.c
+++ b/src/tsdb/src/tsdbMain.c
@@ -199,13 +199,19 @@ int tsdbCheckCommit(STsdbRepo *pRepo) {
   return 0;
 }
 
+int tsdbGetNumOfWaitCommit(STsdbRepo *pRepo, int *nNum) {
+  if (sem_getvalue(&pRepo->readyToCommit, nNum) != 0) {
+    tsdbError("vgId:%d failed to sem_getvalue of readyToCommit", REPO_ID(pRepo));
+    return -1;
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
 int tsdbCheckWal(STsdbRepo *pRepo, uint32_t walSize) {  // MB
   STsdbCfg *pCfg = &(pRepo->config);
-
   if ((walSize > tsdbWalFlushSize) && (walSize > (pCfg->totalBlocks / 2 * pCfg->cacheBlockSize))) {
     if (tsdbAsyncCommit(pRepo) < 0) return -1;
   }
-
   return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/vnode/src/vnodeWrite.c b/src/vnode/src/vnodeWrite.c
index c804a862a341700c5828a41986e22e372db73225..0b6064474a925474390c71f4c09ce0052ff33a2f 100644
--- a/src/vnode/src/vnodeWrite.c
+++ b/src/vnode/src/vnodeWrite.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ static int32_t vnodeProcessAlterTableMsg(SVnodeObj *pVnode, void *pCont, SRspRet
 static int32_t vnodeProcessDropStableMsg(SVnodeObj *pVnode, void *pCont, SRspRet *);
 static int32_t vnodeProcessUpdateTagValMsg(SVnodeObj *pVnode, void *pCont, SRspRet *);
 static int32_t vnodePerformFlowCtrl(SVWriteMsg *pWrite);
+static int32_t vnodeCheckWal(SVnodeObj *pVnode);
 
 int32_t vnodeInitWrite(void) {
   vnodeProcessWriteMsgFp[TSDB_MSG_TYPE_SUBMIT]          = vnodeProcessSubmitMsg;
@@ -167,6 +168,20 @@ static int32_t vnodeProcessSubmitMsg(SVnodeObj *pVnode, void *pCont, SRspRet *pR
   return code;
 }
 
+static int32_t vnodeCheckWal(SVnodeObj *pVnode) {
+  // no need to check wal size to trigger commit if:
+  // 1) vnode in committing state;
+  // 2) other instance wait to commit;
+  int nWaitCommit = 0;
+  if (tsdbGetNumOfWaitCommit(pVnode->tsdb, &nWaitCommit) != 0) {
+    return -1;
+  }
+  if ((nWaitCommit > 0) && (pVnode->isCommiting == 0)) {
+    return tsdbCheckWal(pVnode->tsdb, walGetFSize(pVnode->wal) >> 20);
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
 static int32_t vnodeProcessCreateTableMsg(SVnodeObj *pVnode, void *pCont, SRspRet *pRet) {
   int code = TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
 
@@ -181,9 +196,8 @@ static int32_t vnodeProcessCreateTableMsg(SVnodeObj *pVnode, void *pCont, SRspRe
     ASSERT(code != 0);
   }
 
-  // no need to set wal size to trigger commit if vnode in committing state
-  if ((((++pVnode->tblMsgVer) & 32767) == 0) && (pVnode->isCommiting == 0)) {  // lazy check
-    tsdbCheckWal(pVnode->tsdb, walGetFSize(pVnode->wal) >> 20);
+  if (((++pVnode->tblMsgVer) & 16383) == 0) {  // lazy check
+    vnodeCheckWal(pVnode);
   }
 
   tsdbClearTableCfg(pCfg);