diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/inc/vnd.h b/source/dnode/vnode/src/inc/vnd.h
index a67f246e73d9656f9c184e99b796edf8ee8dc954..c52bc2959048ab38d694740343c4614ef9c934b0 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/inc/vnd.h
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/inc/vnd.h
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ void    vnodeBufPoolReset(SVBufPool* pPool);
 void    vnodeBufPoolAddToFreeList(SVBufPool* pPool);
 int32_t vnodeBufPoolRecycle(SVBufPool* pPool);
 
+// vnodeOpen.c
+int32_t vnodeGetAbsDir(const char* relPath, STfs* pTfs, char* buf, size_t bufLen);
+
 // vnodeQuery.c
 int32_t vnodeQueryOpen(SVnode* pVnode);
 void    vnodeQueryPreClose(SVnode* pVnode);
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaOpen.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaOpen.c
index 511cc8d6ec90c56157dabf2ea12c059ac85134ca..b896b73e407a5da3648bed6810ebc5f32ddf0d91 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaOpen.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaOpen.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "meta.h"
+#include "vnd.h"
 
 static int tbDbKeyCmpr(const void *pKey1, int kLen1, const void *pKey2, int kLen2);
 static int skmDbKeyCmpr(const void *pKey1, int kLen1, const void *pKey2, int kLen2);
@@ -34,30 +35,27 @@ static void metaCleanup(SMeta **ppMeta);
 int metaOpen(SVnode *pVnode, SMeta **ppMeta, int8_t rollback) {
   SMeta *pMeta = NULL;
   int    ret;
-  int    slen;
+  int    offset;
+  char   path[TSDB_FILENAME_LEN] = {0};
 
   *ppMeta = NULL;
 
   // create handle
-  if (pVnode->pTfs) {
-    slen = strlen(tfsGetPrimaryPath(pVnode->pTfs)) + strlen(pVnode->path) + strlen(VNODE_META_DIR) + 3;
-  } else {
-    slen = strlen(pVnode->path) + strlen(VNODE_META_DIR) + 2;
-  }
-  if ((pMeta = taosMemoryCalloc(1, sizeof(*pMeta) + slen)) == NULL) {
+  vnodeGetAbsDir(pVnode->path, pVnode->pTfs, path, TSDB_FILENAME_LEN);
+  offset = strlen(path);
+  snprintf(path + offset, TSDB_FILENAME_LEN - offset - 1, "%s%s", TD_DIRSEP, VNODE_META_DIR);
+
+  if ((pMeta = taosMemoryCalloc(1, sizeof(*pMeta) + strlen(path) + 1)) == NULL) {
     terrno = TSDB_CODE_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
     return -1;
   }
 
   metaInitLock(pMeta);
+
   pMeta->path = (char *)&pMeta[1];
-  if (pVnode->pTfs) {
-    sprintf(pMeta->path, "%s%s%s%s%s", tfsGetPrimaryPath(pVnode->pTfs), TD_DIRSEP, pVnode->path, TD_DIRSEP,
-            VNODE_META_DIR);
-  } else {
-    sprintf(pMeta->path, "%s%s%s", pVnode->path, TD_DIRSEP, VNODE_META_DIR);
-  }
-  taosRealPath(pMeta->path, NULL, slen);
+  strcpy(pMeta->path, path);
+  taosRealPath(pMeta->path, NULL, strlen(path) + 1);
+
   pMeta->pVnode = pVnode;
 
   // create path if not created yet
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeOpen.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeOpen.c
index 8967e9dc62622d964f43f851e5ab8e5a1c9ca1a8..648dadcade4d555fd6d13b5964b98d73c3931873 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeOpen.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeOpen.c
@@ -15,6 +15,16 @@
 
 #include "vnd.h"
 
+int32_t vnodeGetAbsDir(const char *relPath, STfs *pTfs, char *buf, size_t bufLen) {
+  if (pTfs) {
+    snprintf(buf, bufLen - 1, "%s%s%s", tfsGetPrimaryPath(pTfs), TD_DIRSEP, relPath);
+  } else {
+    snprintf(buf, bufLen - 1, "%s", relPath);
+  }
+  buf[bufLen - 1] = '\0';
+  return 0;
+}
+
 int32_t vnodeCreate(const char *path, SVnodeCfg *pCfg, STfs *pTfs) {
   SVnodeInfo info = {0};
   char       dir[TSDB_FILENAME_LEN] = {0};
@@ -26,17 +36,9 @@ int32_t vnodeCreate(const char *path, SVnodeCfg *pCfg, STfs *pTfs) {
   }
 
   // create vnode env
-  if (pTfs) {
-    if (tfsMkdirAt(pTfs, path, (SDiskID){0}) < 0) {
-      vError("vgId:%d, failed to create vnode since:%s", pCfg->vgId, tstrerror(terrno));
-      return -1;
-    }
-    snprintf(dir, TSDB_FILENAME_LEN, "%s%s%s", tfsGetPrimaryPath(pTfs), TD_DIRSEP, path);
-  } else {
-    if (taosMkDir(path)) {
-      return TAOS_SYSTEM_ERROR(errno);
-    }
-    snprintf(dir, TSDB_FILENAME_LEN, "%s", path);
+  vnodeGetAbsDir(path, pTfs, dir, TSDB_FILENAME_LEN);
+  if (taosMkDir(dir)) {
+    return TAOS_SYSTEM_ERROR(errno);
   }
 
   if (pCfg) {
@@ -63,11 +65,7 @@ int32_t vnodeAlterReplica(const char *path, SAlterVnodeReplicaReq *pReq, STfs *p
   char       dir[TSDB_FILENAME_LEN] = {0};
   int32_t    ret = 0;
 
-  if (pTfs) {
-    snprintf(dir, TSDB_FILENAME_LEN, "%s%s%s", tfsGetPrimaryPath(pTfs), TD_DIRSEP, path);
-  } else {
-    snprintf(dir, TSDB_FILENAME_LEN, "%s", path);
-  }
+  vnodeGetAbsDir(path, pTfs, dir, TSDB_FILENAME_LEN);
 
   ret = vnodeLoadInfo(dir, &info);
   if (ret < 0) {
@@ -185,15 +183,6 @@ int32_t vnodeRenameVgroupId(const char *srcPath, const char *dstPath, int32_t sr
   return ret;
 }
 
-int32_t vnodeGetAbsDir(const char *relPath, STfs *pTfs, char *buf, size_t bufLen) {
-  if (pTfs) {
-    snprintf(buf, bufLen, "%s%s%s", tfsGetPrimaryPath(pTfs), TD_DIRSEP, relPath);
-  } else {
-    snprintf(buf, bufLen, "%s", relPath);
-  }
-  return 0;
-}
-
 int32_t vnodeAlterHashRange(const char *srcPath, const char *dstPath, SAlterVnodeHashRangeReq *pReq, STfs *pTfs) {
   SVnodeInfo info = {0};
   char       dir[TSDB_FILENAME_LEN] = {0};