diff --git a/docs/examples/rust/nativeexample/examples/subscribe_demo.rs b/docs/examples/rust/nativeexample/examples/subscribe_demo.rs
index 7551ad46b139f70c3e966fc3bfaf8e6cb58b17f8..d54bb60e937d8a9756dafb00a754260f432c6777 100644
--- a/docs/examples/rust/nativeexample/examples/subscribe_demo.rs
+++ b/docs/examples/rust/nativeexample/examples/subscribe_demo.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     taos.exec_many([
         format!("DROP TOPIC IF EXISTS tmq_meters"),
         format!("DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS `{db}`"),
-        format!("CREATE DATABASE `{db}`"),
+        format!("CREATE DATABASE `{db}` WAL_RETENTION_PERIOD 3600"),
         format!("USE `{db}`"),
         // create super table
         format!("CREATE TABLE `meters` (`ts` TIMESTAMP, `current` FLOAT, `voltage` INT, `phase` FLOAT) TAGS (`groupid` INT, `location` BINARY(24))"),