diff --git a/src/balance/src/balance.c b/src/balance/src/balance.c
index 3ef616bff0c0d8a4f282741b1b0020de2211f873..7aed8c05ca075d0f8adf58a1c8c4809cc293fc95 100644
--- a/src/balance/src/balance.c
+++ b/src/balance/src/balance.c
@@ -142,9 +142,14 @@ int32_t balanceAllocVnodes(SVgObj *pVgroup) {
   if (vnodes != pVgroup->numOfVnodes) {
     mDebug("vgId:%d, db:%s need vnodes:%d, but alloc:%d, free them", pVgroup->vgId, pVgroup->dbName,
            pVgroup->numOfVnodes, vnodes);
-    balanceReleaseDnodeList();       
+    balanceReleaseDnodeList();
     balanceUnLock();
-    return -1;
+
+    if (mnodeGetOnlineDnodesNum() == 0) {
+      return TSDB_CODE_MND_NOT_READY;
+    } else {
+      return TSDB_CODE_MND_NO_ENOUGH_DNODES;
+    }
   }
 
   /*
@@ -179,7 +184,7 @@ int32_t balanceAllocVnodes(SVgObj *pVgroup) {
 
   balanceReleaseDnodeList();
   balanceUnLock();
-  return 0;
+  return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 static bool balanceCheckVgroupReady(SVgObj *pVgroup, SVnodeGid *pRmVnode) {
diff --git a/src/inc/taoserror.h b/src/inc/taoserror.h
index bb3a6ee78e197f1bddbb661cd9d7522b79d54a58..813443c3471acf098f0b1cff64c96be937e2383a 100644
--- a/src/inc/taoserror.h
+++ b/src/inc/taoserror.h
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ TAOS_DEFINE_ERROR(TSDB_CODE_MND_VGROUP_NOT_IN_DNODE,      0, 0x0338, "vgroup not
 TAOS_DEFINE_ERROR(TSDB_CODE_MND_VGROUP_ALREADY_IN_DNODE,  0, 0x0339, "vgroup already in dnode")
 TAOS_DEFINE_ERROR(TSDB_CODE_MND_DNODE_NOT_FREE,           0, 0x033A, "dnode not avaliable")
 TAOS_DEFINE_ERROR(TSDB_CODE_MND_INVALID_CLUSTER_ID,       0, 0x033B, "cluster id not match")
+TAOS_DEFINE_ERROR(TSDB_CODE_MND_NOT_READY,                0, 0x033C, "cluster not ready")
 
 TAOS_DEFINE_ERROR(TSDB_CODE_MND_ACCT_ALREADY_EXIST,       0, 0x0340, "mnode accounts already exist")
 TAOS_DEFINE_ERROR(TSDB_CODE_MND_INVALID_ACCT,             0, 0x0341, "mnode invalid account")
diff --git a/src/mnode/inc/mnodeDnode.h b/src/mnode/inc/mnodeDnode.h
index f37178652472940f047e1444999f9643f7ab7311..13b6ec44111cd9526522c8d213a767c66ad834c1 100644
--- a/src/mnode/inc/mnodeDnode.h
+++ b/src/mnode/inc/mnodeDnode.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ void    mgmtMonitorDnodeModule();
 
 int32_t mnodeGetDnodesNum();
 int32_t mnodeGetOnlinDnodesCpuCoreNum();
-int32_t mnodeGetOnlinDnodesNum();
+int32_t mnodeGetOnlineDnodesNum();
 void *  mnodeGetNextDnode(void *pIter, SDnodeObj **pDnode);
 void    mnodeIncDnodeRef(SDnodeObj *pDnode);
 void    mnodeDecDnodeRef(SDnodeObj *pDnode);
diff --git a/src/mnode/src/mnodeDnode.c b/src/mnode/src/mnodeDnode.c
index 0b4162c7722a899d3a4f5ee32b3f829f396eed51..be15abe354fef372b3fe6d392b47100e663ed158 100644
--- a/src/mnode/src/mnodeDnode.c
+++ b/src/mnode/src/mnodeDnode.c
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ int32_t mnodeGetOnlinDnodesCpuCoreNum() {
   return cpuCores;
 }
 
-int32_t mnodeGetOnlinDnodesNum() {
+int32_t mnodeGetOnlineDnodesNum() {
   SDnodeObj *pDnode = NULL;
   void *     pIter = NULL;
   int32_t    onlineDnodes = 0;
diff --git a/src/mnode/src/mnodeShow.c b/src/mnode/src/mnodeShow.c
index d7f058b3a80e5085965b027a0ec7d92683ac3bf0..859688cd0dc8b030ea170d4930855ace3d649cdb 100644
--- a/src/mnode/src/mnodeShow.c
+++ b/src/mnode/src/mnodeShow.c
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ static int32_t mnodeProcessHeartBeatMsg(SMnodeMsg *pMsg) {
     }
   }
 
-  pHBRsp->onlineDnodes = htonl(mnodeGetOnlinDnodesNum());
+  pHBRsp->onlineDnodes = htonl(mnodeGetOnlineDnodesNum());
   pHBRsp->totalDnodes = htonl(mnodeGetDnodesNum());
   mnodeGetMnodeEpSetForShell(&pHBRsp->epSet);
 
diff --git a/src/mnode/src/mnodeVgroup.c b/src/mnode/src/mnodeVgroup.c
index 0c7a76fd0d745ac10459d37f431af635ad16648a..95f3e6a6c67062a9481b4fe328792bf98dbaab03 100644
--- a/src/mnode/src/mnodeVgroup.c
+++ b/src/mnode/src/mnodeVgroup.c
@@ -434,11 +434,12 @@ int32_t mnodeGetAvailableVgroup(SMnodeMsg *pMsg, SVgObj **ppVgroup, int32_t *pSi
     maxVgroupsPerDb = MAX(maxVgroupsPerDb, 2);
   }
 
+  int32_t code = TSDB_CODE_MND_NO_ENOUGH_DNODES;
   if (pDb->numOfVgroups < maxVgroupsPerDb) {
     mDebug("app:%p:%p, db:%s, try to create a new vgroup, numOfVgroups:%d maxVgroupsPerDb:%d", pMsg->rpcMsg.ahandle,
            pMsg, pDb->name, pDb->numOfVgroups, maxVgroupsPerDb);
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&pDb->mutex);
-    int32_t code = mnodeCreateVgroup(pMsg);
+    code = mnodeCreateVgroup(pMsg);
     if (code == TSDB_CODE_MND_ACTION_IN_PROGRESS) {
       return code;
     } else {
@@ -449,10 +450,10 @@ int32_t mnodeGetAvailableVgroup(SMnodeMsg *pMsg, SVgObj **ppVgroup, int32_t *pSi
   SVgObj *pVgroup = pDb->vgList[0];
   if (pVgroup == NULL) {
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&pDb->mutex);
-    return TSDB_CODE_MND_NO_ENOUGH_DNODES;
+    return code;
   }
 
-  int32_t code = mnodeAllocVgroupIdPool(pVgroup);
+  code = mnodeAllocVgroupIdPool(pVgroup);
   if (code != TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS) {
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&pDb->mutex);
     return code;
@@ -529,10 +530,12 @@ int32_t mnodeCreateVgroup(SMnodeMsg *pMsg) {
   pVgroup->numOfVnodes = pDb->cfg.replications;
   pVgroup->createdTime = taosGetTimestampMs();
   pVgroup->accessState = TSDB_VN_ALL_ACCCESS;
-  if (balanceAllocVnodes(pVgroup) != 0) {
-    mError("db:%s, no enough dnode to alloc %d vnodes to vgroup", pDb->name, pVgroup->numOfVnodes);
+  int32_t code = balanceAllocVnodes(pVgroup);
+  if (code != TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS) {
+    mError("db:%s, no enough dnode to alloc %d vnodes to vgroup, reason:%s", pDb->name, pVgroup->numOfVnodes,
+           tstrerror(code));
     free(pVgroup);
-    return TSDB_CODE_MND_NO_ENOUGH_DNODES;
+    return code;
   }
 
   if (pMsg->pVgroup != NULL) {
@@ -551,7 +554,7 @@ int32_t mnodeCreateVgroup(SMnodeMsg *pMsg) {
     .reqFp   = mnodeCreateVgroupFp
   };
 
-  int32_t code = sdbInsertRow(&oper);
+  code = sdbInsertRow(&oper);
   if (code != TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS && code != TSDB_CODE_MND_ACTION_IN_PROGRESS) {
     pMsg->pVgroup = NULL;
     mnodeDestroyVgroup(pVgroup);