diff --git a/tests/system-test/1-insert/mutil_stage.py b/tests/system-test/1-insert/mutil_stage.py
index 4088649b2b863071e8e8b9583e5c4d2ca1c35d92..db8c43b009e5fe847b5a6e7e91f6dda451b41d0f 100644
--- a/tests/system-test/1-insert/mutil_stage.py
+++ b/tests/system-test/1-insert/mutil_stage.py
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class TDTestCase:
             self.del_old_datadir(filename=self.taos_cfg_path)
             tdDnodes.stop(1)
             self.cfg_str_list(filename=self.taos_cfg_path, update_list=cfg_case)
-            tdDnodes.start(1)
+            tdDnodes.starttaosd(1)
 
             tdSql.error(f"show databases")