diff --git a/source/dnode/mgmt/test/sut/inc/server.h b/source/dnode/mgmt/test/sut/inc/server.h
index 69581e52e281d3b8627884153551b21dd2648330..7343276210499ff713cef24b29c36e98b1f00809 100644
--- a/source/dnode/mgmt/test/sut/inc/server.h
+++ b/source/dnode/mgmt/test/sut/inc/server.h
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ class TestServer {
  public:
   bool Start();
   void Stop();
-
+bool runnning;
+  
  private:
   TdThread threadId;
 };
diff --git a/source/dnode/mgmt/test/sut/src/server.cpp b/source/dnode/mgmt/test/sut/src/server.cpp
index 98c59a1614303c4c8a342d1d63ab39e9116214fd..81e6dcf4959df1835f64203547e7d5580c82a6fb 100644
--- a/source/dnode/mgmt/test/sut/src/server.cpp
+++ b/source/dnode/mgmt/test/sut/src/server.cpp
@@ -16,8 +16,18 @@
 #include "sut.h"
 
 void* serverLoop(void* param) {
-  dmInit();
-  dmRun();
+  TestServer* server = (TestServer*)param;
+  server->runnning = false;
+
+  if (dmInit() != 0) {
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
+  server->runnning = true;
+  if (dmRun() != 0) {
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
   dmCleanup();
   return NULL;
 }
@@ -26,10 +36,10 @@ bool TestServer::Start() {
   TdThreadAttr thAttr;
   taosThreadAttrInit(&thAttr);
   taosThreadAttrSetDetachState(&thAttr, PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE);
-  taosThreadCreate(&threadId, &thAttr, serverLoop, NULL);
+  taosThreadCreate(&threadId, &thAttr, serverLoop, this);
   taosThreadAttrDestroy(&thAttr);
   taosMsleep(2100);
-  return true;
+  return runnning;
 }
 
 void TestServer::Stop() {
diff --git a/source/dnode/mgmt/test/sut/src/sut.cpp b/source/dnode/mgmt/test/sut/src/sut.cpp
index a4d2e4688179b7161c03837b5478b197a6576bca..b54590ce82702c6987b8039eee423d7194151549 100644
--- a/source/dnode/mgmt/test/sut/src/sut.cpp
+++ b/source/dnode/mgmt/test/sut/src/sut.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,10 @@ void Testbase::Init(const char* path, int16_t port) {
   taosMkDir(path);
   InitLog(TD_TMP_DIR_PATH "td");
 
-  server.Start();
+  if (!server.Start()) {
+    printf("failed to start server, exit\n");
+    exit(0);
+  };
   client.Init("root", "taosdata");
   showRsp = NULL;
 }