diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/inc/vnodeInt.h b/source/dnode/vnode/src/inc/vnodeInt.h
index 47f7d209b33d461786a78800e660a493eba6e330..2b154fce0433c39c6bd3bc15582529abfb066a3b 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/inc/vnodeInt.h
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/inc/vnodeInt.h
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ typedef struct STbUidStore STbUidStore;
 
 int             metaOpen(SVnode* pVnode, SMeta** ppMeta);
 int             metaClose(SMeta* pMeta);
-int             metaBegin(SMeta* pMeta);
+int             metaBegin(SMeta* pMeta, int8_t fromSys);
 int             metaCommit(SMeta* pMeta);
 int             metaCreateSTable(SMeta* pMeta, int64_t version, SVCreateStbReq* pReq);
 int             metaAlterSTable(SMeta* pMeta, int64_t version, SVCreateStbReq* pReq);
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ int32_t smaAsyncPreCommit(SSma* pSma);
 int32_t smaAsyncCommit(SSma* pSma);
 int32_t smaAsyncPostCommit(SSma* pSma);
 int32_t smaDoRetention(SSma* pSma, int64_t now);
-int32_t smaProcessFetch(SSma *pSma, void* pMsg);
+int32_t smaProcessFetch(SSma* pSma, void* pMsg);
 
 int32_t tdProcessTSmaCreate(SSma* pSma, int64_t version, const char* msg);
 int32_t tdProcessTSmaInsert(SSma* pSma, int64_t indexUid, const char* msg);
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaCommit.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaCommit.c
index b4987aea2b7c094e909dde9c5c13429637ebddd6..85ed40970c796ddeaa5332f95f691e4892c6f14b 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaCommit.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaCommit.c
@@ -19,9 +19,12 @@ static FORCE_INLINE void *metaMalloc(void *pPool, size_t size) { return vnodeBuf
 static FORCE_INLINE void  metaFree(void *pPool, void *p) { vnodeBufPoolFree((SVBufPool *)pPool, p); }
 
 // begin a meta txn
-int metaBegin(SMeta *pMeta) {
-  tdbTxnOpen(&pMeta->txn, 0, metaMalloc, metaFree, pMeta->pVnode->inUse, TDB_TXN_WRITE | TDB_TXN_READ_UNCOMMITTED);
-
+int metaBegin(SMeta *pMeta, int8_t fromSys) {
+  if (fromSys) {
+    tdbTxnOpen(&pMeta->txn, 0, tdbDefaultMalloc, tdbDefaultFree, NULL, TDB_TXN_WRITE | TDB_TXN_READ_UNCOMMITTED);
+  } else {
+    tdbTxnOpen(&pMeta->txn, 0, metaMalloc, metaFree, pMeta->pVnode->inUse, TDB_TXN_WRITE | TDB_TXN_READ_UNCOMMITTED);
+  }
   if (tdbBegin(pMeta->pEnv, &pMeta->txn) < 0) {
     return -1;
   }
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaSnapshot.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaSnapshot.c
index e01f0e7c01dbd81f97ee073e5d2c88e261a16fc1..973c3814074685128395bd50243bba8981af4200 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaSnapshot.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaSnapshot.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ int32_t metaSnapWriterOpen(SMeta* pMeta, int64_t sver, int64_t ever, SMetaSnapWr
   pWriter->sver = sver;
   pWriter->ever = ever;
 
-  metaBegin(pMeta);
+  metaBegin(pMeta, 1);
 
   *ppWriter = pWriter;
   return code;
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeCommit.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeCommit.c
index 460d0b6fbb52825e67a8fc4b1f09f7e9591bd90e..c8dc07af0a040bc7b436ee73b6743e8379c9de23 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeCommit.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeCommit.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ int vnodeBegin(SVnode *pVnode) {
 
   pVnode->state.commitID++;
   // begin meta
-  if (metaBegin(pVnode->pMeta) < 0) {
+  if (metaBegin(pVnode->pMeta, 0) < 0) {
     vError("vgId:%d, failed to begin meta since %s", TD_VID(pVnode), tstrerror(terrno));
     return -1;
   }