diff --git a/source/common/src/tglobal.c b/source/common/src/tglobal.c
index cb67fc1ba3..e3ccf93940 100644
--- a/source/common/src/tglobal.c
+++ b/source/common/src/tglobal.c
@@ -1276,7 +1276,7 @@ int32_t taosApplyLocalCfg(SConfig *pCfg, char *name) {
       if (strcasecmp("keepColumnName", name) == 0) {
         tsKeepColumnName = cfgGetItem(pCfg, "keepColumnName")->bval;
       } else if (strcasecmp("keepAliveIdle", name) == 0) {
-        tsKeepAliveIdle = cfgGetItem(pCfg, "keepAliveIdle")->bval;
+        tsKeepAliveIdle = cfgGetItem(pCfg, "keepAliveIdle")->i32;
       } else {
         matchItem = false;
       }