diff --git a/src/mnode/src/mgmtTable.c b/src/mnode/src/mgmtTable.c
index de8f2f0ab0eef21fd0485fca9d4b2d07824681b5..30433069789c228e5f6d5591bc2592d21cae196e 100644
--- a/src/mnode/src/mgmtTable.c
+++ b/src/mnode/src/mgmtTable.c
@@ -1415,7 +1415,7 @@ static SChildTableObj* mgmtDoCreateChildTable(SCMCreateTableMsg *pCreate, SVgObj
     char *pTagData = (char *) pCreate->schema;  // it is a tag key
     SSuperTableObj *pSuperTable = mgmtGetSuperTable(pTagData);
     if (pSuperTable == NULL) {
-      mError("table:%s, corresponding super table does not exist", pCreate->tableId);
+      mError("table:%s, corresponding super table:%s does not exist", pCreate->tableId, pTagData);
       free(pTable);
       terrno = TSDB_CODE_INVALID_TABLE;
       return NULL;
@@ -1505,6 +1505,11 @@ static void mgmtProcessCreateChildTableMsg(SQueuedMsg *pMsg) {
       }
 
       pMsg->pTable = (STableObj *)mgmtDoCreateChildTable(pCreate, pVgroup, sid);
+      if (pMsg->pTable == NULL) {
+        mgmtSendSimpleResp(pMsg->thandle, terrno);
+        return;
+      }
+
       mgmtIncTableRef(pMsg->pTable);
     }
   } else {
diff --git a/tests/script/general/db/basic5.sim b/tests/script/general/db/basic5.sim
index 3c59144387c32d46183ab9ef555bff6610193f24..82b9bf9bf4dadf2c0215626d8905a64cc0962fe3 100644
--- a/tests/script/general/db/basic5.sim
+++ b/tests/script/general/db/basic5.sim
@@ -43,9 +43,6 @@ endi
 if $data01 != 4 then 
   return -1
 endi
-if $data02 != ready then 
-  return -1
-endi
 
 print =============== drop database
 sql drop database d1