diff --git a/src/common/inc/tglobal.h b/src/common/inc/tglobal.h
index 6d544bb52564d78fc30ad33f3f68744f6b8c7579..20153e76ea4af28996f32778fadf9191e5ccf9d9 100644
--- a/src/common/inc/tglobal.h
+++ b/src/common/inc/tglobal.h
@@ -148,10 +148,13 @@ extern int32_t  tsHttpKeepAlive;
 extern int8_t  tsEnableMonitorModule;
 extern int8_t  tsMonitorReplica;
 extern char    tsMonitorDbName[];
-extern char    tsAuditDbName[];
 extern char    tsInternalPass[];
 extern int32_t tsMonitorInterval;
 
+// audit
+extern int8_t  tsEnableAudit;
+extern char    tsAuditDbName[];
+
 // stream
 extern int8_t tsEnableStream;
 
diff --git a/src/common/src/tglobal.c b/src/common/src/tglobal.c
index de852b885d0160bda70747669ad608e10498769a..57b77d32b09adf99e159405652ffd382f1cf6eae 100644
--- a/src/common/src/tglobal.c
+++ b/src/common/src/tglobal.c
@@ -197,10 +197,13 @@ int32_t  tsHttpKeepAlive = 30000;
 int8_t  tsEnableMonitorModule = 1;
 int8_t  tsMonitorReplica = 1;
 char    tsMonitorDbName[TSDB_DB_NAME_LEN] = "log";
-char    tsAuditDbName[TSDB_DB_NAME_LEN] = "audit";
 char    tsInternalPass[] = "secretkey";
 int32_t tsMonitorInterval = 30;  // seconds
 
+// audit
+int8_t  tsEnableAudit = 1;
+char    tsAuditDbName[TSDB_DB_NAME_LEN] = "audit";
+
 // stream
 int8_t tsEnableStream = 1;
 
@@ -1288,6 +1291,16 @@ static void doInitGlobalConfig(void) {
   cfg.unitType = TAOS_CFG_UTYPE_NONE;
   taosInitConfigOption(cfg);
 
+  cfg.option = "audit";
+  cfg.ptr = &tsEnableAudit;
+  cfg.valType = TAOS_CFG_VTYPE_INT8;
+  cfg.cfgType = TSDB_CFG_CTYPE_B_CONFIG | TSDB_CFG_CTYPE_B_SHOW;
+  cfg.minValue = 0;
+  cfg.maxValue = 1;
+  cfg.ptrLength = 1;
+  cfg.unitType = TAOS_CFG_UTYPE_NONE;
+  taosInitConfigOption(cfg);
+
   cfg.option = "stream";
   cfg.ptr = &tsEnableStream;
   cfg.valType = TAOS_CFG_VTYPE_INT8;
diff --git a/src/plugins/monitor/src/monMain.c b/src/plugins/monitor/src/monMain.c
index acbe7f7f9efe8b36f18da41a81fe8506b83ce540..8ef0031530b50d25fc037feaa68c446e1cb17389 100644
--- a/src/plugins/monitor/src/monMain.c
+++ b/src/plugins/monitor/src/monMain.c
@@ -1476,6 +1476,10 @@ static bool monConvDDLType2Str(int8_t type, char *buf, int32_t len) {
 }
 
 void monSaveAuditLog(int8_t type, const char *user, const char *obj, bool result) {
+  if (tsEnableAudit == 0) { //audit not enabled
+    return;
+  }
+
   char sql[1024] = {0};
   char typeStr[64] = {0};
 
@@ -1502,9 +1506,9 @@ void monSaveAuditLog(int8_t type, const char *user, const char *obj, bool result
   taos_free_result(res);
 
   if (code != 0) {
-    monError("failed to save audit info, reason:%s, sql:%s", tstrerror(code), sql);
+    monError("failed to save audit ddl info, reason:%s, sql:%s", tstrerror(code), sql);
   } else {
-    monDebug("successfully save audit info, sql:%s", sql);
+    monDebug("successfully save audit ddl info, sql:%s", sql);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/util/inc/tconfig.h b/src/util/inc/tconfig.h
index cd46d51de1c595107deb7096b46db64fbf248150..f207b9b5c4dd270cc4364e548449edcbee43ae4a 100644
--- a/src/util/inc/tconfig.h
+++ b/src/util/inc/tconfig.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-#define TSDB_CFG_MAX_NUM    137
+#define TSDB_CFG_MAX_NUM    138
 #define TSDB_CFG_PRINT_LEN  23
 #define TSDB_CFG_OPTION_LEN 24
 #define TSDB_CFG_VALUE_LEN  41
diff --git a/src/util/src/tconfig.c b/src/util/src/tconfig.c
index 11fa0691a41efafdded6d76ee31631f4b631171f..4acaa1111ad81e52ca1da9b4f86bf08b0a00ee34 100644
--- a/src/util/src/tconfig.c
+++ b/src/util/src/tconfig.c
@@ -32,20 +32,20 @@ int32_t    tsGlobalConfigNum = 0;
                     }
 
 static char *tsGlobalUnit[] = {
-  " ", 
-  "(%)", 
-  "(GB)", 
-  "(Mb)", 
-  "(byte)", 
-  "(s)", 
+  " ",
+  "(%)",
+  "(GB)",
+  "(Mb)",
+  "(byte)",
+  "(s)",
   "(ms)"
 };
 
 char *tsCfgStatusStr[] = {
-  "none", 
-  "system default", 
-  "config file", 
-  "taos_options", 
+  "none",
+  "system default",
+  "config file",
+  "taos_options",
   "program argument list"
 };
 
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ bool taosReadConfigOption(const char *option, char *value, char *value2, char *v
            taosReadDataDirCfg(value, value2, value3);
            ret = true;
         } else {
-           ret = false;  
+           ret = false;
         }
         break;
       default:
@@ -365,8 +365,8 @@ void taosReadGlobalLogCfg() {
     wordfree(&full_path);
     return;
   }
-  
-  if (full_path.we_wordv != NULL && full_path.we_wordv[0] != NULL) {    
+
+  if (full_path.we_wordv != NULL && full_path.we_wordv[0] != NULL) {
     if (strlen(full_path.we_wordv[0]) >= TSDB_FILENAME_LEN) {
       printf("\nconfig file: %s path overflow max len %d, all variables are set to default\n", full_path.we_wordv[0], TSDB_FILENAME_LEN - 1);
       wordfree(&full_path);
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ void taosReadGlobalLogCfg() {
   wordfree(&full_path);
 
   taosReadLogOption("logDir", tsLogDir);
-  
+
   sprintf(fileName, "%s/taos.cfg", configDir);
   fp = fopen(fileName, "r");
   if (fp == NULL) {
@@ -391,10 +391,10 @@ void taosReadGlobalLogCfg() {
   ssize_t _bytes = 0;
   size_t len = 1024;
   line = calloc(1, len);
-  
+
   while (!feof(fp)) {
     memset(line, 0, len);
-    
+
     option = value = NULL;
     olen = vlen = 0;
 
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ bool taosReadGlobalCfg() {
   ssize_t _bytes = 0;
   size_t len = 1024;
   line = calloc(1, len);
-  
+
   while (!feof(fp)) {
     memset(line, 0, len);
 
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ bool taosReadGlobalCfg() {
     }
 
     line[len - 1] = 0;
-    
+
     paGetToken(line, &option, &olen);
     if (olen == 0) continue;
     option[olen] = 0;
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ void taosPrintGlobalCfg() {
     SGlobalCfg *cfg = tsGlobalConfig + i;
     if (tscEmbedded == 0 && !(cfg->cfgType & TSDB_CFG_CTYPE_B_CLIENT)) continue;
     if (cfg->cfgType & TSDB_CFG_CTYPE_B_NOT_PRINT) continue;
-    
+
     int optionLen = (int)strlen(cfg->option);
     int blankLen = TSDB_CFG_PRINT_LEN - optionLen;
     blankLen = blankLen < 0 ? 0 : blankLen;