diff --git a/include/util/tlog.h b/include/util/tlog.h
index af92e1864e..67aafbfe44 100644
--- a/include/util/tlog.h
+++ b/include/util/tlog.h
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@ void taosPrintLongString(const char *flags, ELogLevel level, int32_t dflag, cons
 
 void taosPrintSlowLog(const char *format, ...)
 #ifdef __GNUC__
-      __attribute__((format(printf, 1, 2)))
+    __attribute__((format(printf, 1, 2)))
 #endif
-      ;
+    ;
 
-bool taosAssertDebug(bool condition, const char *file, int32_t line, const char *format, ...);
+bool taosAssertDebug(bool condition, const char *file, int32_t line, bool core, const char *format, ...);
 bool taosAssertRelease(bool condition);
 
 // Disable all asserts that may compromise the performance.
@@ -100,7 +100,9 @@ bool taosAssertRelease(bool condition);
 #define ASSERT(condition)
 #define ASSERTS(condition, ...) (0)
 #else
-#define ASSERTS(condition, ...) ((condition) ? false : taosAssertDebug(condition, __FILE__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__))
+#define ASSERT_CORE(condition, ...) \
+  ((condition) ? false : taosAssertDebug(condition, __FILE__, __LINE__, 1, __VA_ARGS__))
+#define ASSERTS(condition, ...) ((condition) ? false : taosAssertDebug(condition, __FILE__, __LINE__, 0, __VA_ARGS__))
 #ifdef NDEBUG
 #define ASSERT(condition) taosAssertRelease(condition)
 #else
@@ -108,9 +110,9 @@ bool taosAssertRelease(bool condition);
 #endif
 #endif
 
-void    taosLogCrashInfo(char *nodeType, char *pMsg, int64_t msgLen, int signum, void *sigInfo);
-void    taosReadCrashInfo(char *filepath, char **pMsg, int64_t *pMsgLen, TdFilePtr *pFd);
-void    taosReleaseCrashLogFile(TdFilePtr pFile, bool truncateFile);
+void taosLogCrashInfo(char *nodeType, char *pMsg, int64_t msgLen, int signum, void *sigInfo);
+void taosReadCrashInfo(char *filepath, char **pMsg, int64_t *pMsgLen, TdFilePtr *pFd);
+void taosReleaseCrashLogFile(TdFilePtr pFile, bool truncateFile);
 
 // clang-format off
 #define uFatal(...) { if (uDebugFlag & DEBUG_FATAL) { taosPrintLog("UTL FATAL", DEBUG_FATAL, tsLogEmbedded ? 255 : uDebugFlag, __VA_ARGS__); }}
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbCommit2.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbCommit2.c
index 4d62bc9632..998fba8722 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbCommit2.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbCommit2.c
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ _exit:
 
 int32_t tsdbPreCommit(STsdb *tsdb) {
   taosThreadMutexLock(&tsdb->mutex);
-  ASSERT(tsdb->imem == NULL);
+  ASSERT_CORE(tsdb->imem == NULL, "imem should be null to commit mem");
   tsdb->imem = tsdb->mem;
   tsdb->mem = NULL;
   taosThreadMutexUnlock(&tsdb->mutex);
@@ -825,4 +825,4 @@ _exit:
     tsdbInfo("vgId:%d %s done", TD_VID(pTsdb->pVnode), __func__);
   }
   return code;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/source/util/src/tlog.c b/source/util/src/tlog.c
index b224eac8c2..7a22efc887 100644
--- a/source/util/src/tlog.c
+++ b/source/util/src/tlog.c
@@ -164,7 +164,10 @@ int32_t taosInitSlowLog() {
   if (strlen(tsLogDir) != 0) {
     char lastC = tsLogDir[strlen(tsLogDir) - 1];
     if (lastC == '\\' || lastC == '/') {
-      snprintf(fullName, PATH_MAX, "%s" "%s", tsLogDir, logFileName);
+      snprintf(fullName, PATH_MAX,
+               "%s"
+               "%s",
+               tsLogDir, logFileName);
     } else {
       snprintf(fullName, PATH_MAX, "%s" TD_DIRSEP "%s", tsLogDir, logFileName);
     }
@@ -193,7 +196,10 @@ int32_t taosInitLog(const char *logName, int32_t maxFiles) {
   if (strlen(tsLogDir) != 0) {
     char lastC = tsLogDir[strlen(tsLogDir) - 1];
     if (lastC == '\\' || lastC == '/') {
-      snprintf(fullName, PATH_MAX, "%s" "%s", tsLogDir, logName);
+      snprintf(fullName, PATH_MAX,
+               "%s"
+               "%s",
+               tsLogDir, logName);
     } else {
       snprintf(fullName, PATH_MAX, "%s" TD_DIRSEP "%s", tsLogDir, logName);
     }
@@ -344,9 +350,9 @@ static OldFileKeeper *taosOpenNewFile() {
   return oldFileKeeper;
 }
 
-static void *taosThreadToCloseOldFile(void* param) {
-  if(!param)  return NULL;
-  OldFileKeeper* oldFileKeeper = (OldFileKeeper*)param;
+static void *taosThreadToCloseOldFile(void *param) {
+  if (!param) return NULL;
+  OldFileKeeper *oldFileKeeper = (OldFileKeeper *)param;
   taosSsleep(20);
   taosCloseLogByFd(oldFileKeeper->pOldFile);
   taosKeepOldLog(oldFileKeeper->keepName);
@@ -366,7 +372,7 @@ static int32_t taosOpenNewLogFile() {
     taosThreadAttrInit(&attr);
     taosThreadAttrSetDetachState(&attr, PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED);
 
-    OldFileKeeper* oldFileKeeper = taosOpenNewFile();
+    OldFileKeeper *oldFileKeeper = taosOpenNewFile();
     taosThreadCreate(&thread, &attr, taosThreadToCloseOldFile, oldFileKeeper);
     taosThreadAttrDestroy(&attr);
   }
@@ -856,7 +862,7 @@ static void *taosAsyncOutputLog(void *param) {
   return NULL;
 }
 
-bool taosAssertDebug(bool condition, const char *file, int32_t line, const char *format, ...) {
+bool taosAssertDebug(bool condition, const char *file, int32_t line, bool core, const char *format, ...) {
   if (condition) return false;
 
   const char *flags = "UTL FATAL ";
@@ -876,7 +882,7 @@ bool taosAssertDebug(bool condition, const char *file, int32_t line, const char
   taosPrintLog(flags, level, dflag, "tAssert at file %s:%d exit:%d", file, line, tsAssert);
   taosPrintTrace(flags, level, dflag, -1);
 
-  if (tsAssert) {
+  if (tsAssert || core) {
     taosCloseLog();
     taosMsleep(300);