diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeOpen.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeOpen.c
index 616aa39bdf4c41514cc133d7505a97e81a4e9f1c..ddd0f361940e77bf52c45fd1cdea9b4682d1e896 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeOpen.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeOpen.c
@@ -28,13 +28,24 @@ int vnodeCreate(const char *path, SVnodeCfg *pCfg, STfs *pTfs) {
   }
 
   // create vnode env
-  if (tfsMkdirAt(pTfs, path, (SDiskID){0}) < 0) {
-    vError("vgId:%d, failed to create vnode since:%s", pCfg->vgId, tstrerror(terrno));
-    return -1;
+  if (pTfs) {
+    if (tfsMkdirAt(pTfs, path, (SDiskID){0}) < 0) {
+      vError("vgId:%d, failed to create vnode since:%s", pCfg->vgId, tstrerror(terrno));
+      return -1;
+    }
+    snprintf(dir, TSDB_FILENAME_LEN, "%s%s%s", tfsGetPrimaryPath(pTfs), TD_DIRSEP, path);
+  } else {
+    if (taosMkDir(path)) {
+      return TAOS_SYSTEM_ERROR(errno);
+    }
+    strcpy(dir, path);
+  }
+
+  if (pCfg) {
+    info.config = *pCfg;
+  } else {
+    info.config = vnodeCfgDefault;
   }
-
-  snprintf(dir, TSDB_FILENAME_LEN, "%s%s%s", tfsGetPrimaryPath(pTfs), TD_DIRSEP, path);
-  info.config = *pCfg;
   info.state.committed = -1;
   info.state.applied = -1;
   info.state.commitID = 0;
@@ -44,7 +55,7 @@ int vnodeCreate(const char *path, SVnodeCfg *pCfg, STfs *pTfs) {
     return -1;
   }
 
-  vInfo("vgId:%d, vnode is created", pCfg->vgId);
+  vInfo("vgId:%d, vnode is created", info.config.vgId);
 
   return 0;
 }