diff --git a/src/vnode/src/vnodeMain.c b/src/vnode/src/vnodeMain.c
index d5221bae10b9a770ff3e1b05722a38bdb3a6a73d..695a55d47638c1b0e05651be24d2480b9d5b975c 100644
--- a/src/vnode/src/vnodeMain.c
+++ b/src/vnode/src/vnodeMain.c
@@ -176,16 +176,28 @@ int32_t vnodeAlter(void *param, SMDCreateVnodeMsg *pVnodeCfg) {
   pVnode->status = TAOS_VN_STATUS_UPDATING;
 
   int32_t code = vnodeSaveCfg(pVnodeCfg);
-  if (code != TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS) return code; 
+  if (code != TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS) {
+    pVnode->status = TAOS_VN_STATUS_READY;
+    return code; 
+  }
 
   code = vnodeReadCfg(pVnode);
-  if (code != TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS) return code; 
+  if (code != TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS) {
+    pVnode->status = TAOS_VN_STATUS_READY;
+    return code; 
+  }
 
   code = syncReconfig(pVnode->sync, &pVnode->syncCfg);
-  if (code != TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS) return code; 
+  if (code != TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS) {
+    pVnode->status = TAOS_VN_STATUS_READY;
+    return code; 
+  } 
 
   code = tsdbConfigRepo(pVnode->tsdb, &pVnode->tsdbCfg);
-  if (code != TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS) return code; 
+  if (code != TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS) {
+    pVnode->status = TAOS_VN_STATUS_READY;
+    return code; 
+  }
 
   pVnode->status = TAOS_VN_STATUS_READY;
   vDebug("vgId:%d, vnode is altered", pVnode->vgId);