diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/impl/src/vnodeMain.c b/source/dnode/vnode/impl/src/vnodeMain.c
index 392f8a2ba8a1ccbb926d088ea141a3341bf10fac..493edbb77c984b098b14a42638f39490c7d8ca26 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/impl/src/vnodeMain.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/impl/src/vnodeMain.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ static SVnode *vnodeNew(const char *path, const SVnodeOptions *pVnodeOptions) {
   pVnode->path = strdup(path);
   vnodeOptionsCopy(&(pVnode->options), pVnodeOptions);
 
-  return NULL;
+  return pVnode;
 }
 
 static void vnodeFree(SVnode *pVnode) {
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/impl/test/vnodeApiTests.cpp b/source/dnode/vnode/impl/test/vnodeApiTests.cpp
index 81831fa167be9c1c477b3beb96e764371951afd2..65aa0f506cd5348d76c9580ce1aa251f8a14a59c 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/impl/test/vnodeApiTests.cpp
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/impl/test/vnodeApiTests.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 #include <iostream>
 
-TEST(vnodeApiTest, vnodeOpen_test) {
-  // TODO
-  std::cout << "This is in vnodeApiTest" << std::endl;
+#include "vnode.h"
+
+TEST(vnodeApiTest, vnodeOpen_vnodeClose_test) {
+  // Create and open a vnode
+  SVnode *pVnode = vnodeOpen("vnode1", NULL);
+  ASSERT_NE(pVnode, nullptr);
+
+  // Close the vnode
+  vnodeClose(pVnode);
 }