diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaSnapshot.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaSnapshot.c
index 85261d302e8ec2b285274d83b4a601d9dc6dfa82..8b762215db8fd1276d3e63b494062aad5cf6e7dc 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaSnapshot.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaSnapshot.c
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ int32_t metaSnapWriterOpen(SMeta* pMeta, int64_t sver, int64_t ever, SMetaSnapWr
   pWriter->pMeta = pMeta;
   pWriter->sver = sver;
   pWriter->ever = ever;
+  
+  metaBegin(pMeta);
 
   *ppWriter = pWriter;
   return code;