diff --git a/src/vnode/src/vnodeMain.c b/src/vnode/src/vnodeMain.c
index 03f1f36026..2dfa4962a2 100644
--- a/src/vnode/src/vnodeMain.c
+++ b/src/vnode/src/vnodeMain.c
@@ -310,6 +310,8 @@ int32_t vnodeOpen(int32_t vnode, char *rootDir) {
     pVnode->version = walGetVersion(pVnode->wal);
   }
 
+  walRenew(pVnode->wal);
+
   SSyncInfo syncInfo;
   syncInfo.vgId = pVnode->vgId;
   syncInfo.version = pVnode->version;
diff --git a/src/wal/src/walMgmt.c b/src/wal/src/walMgmt.c
index 08123555dc..272f44b93a 100644
--- a/src/wal/src/walMgmt.c
+++ b/src/wal/src/walMgmt.c
@@ -145,18 +145,7 @@ static int32_t walInitObj(SWal *pWal) {
     return TAOS_SYSTEM_ERROR(errno);
   }
 
-  if (pWal->keep) {
-    return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
-  }
-
-  walRenew(pWal);
-
-  if (pWal && pWal->fd < 0) {
-    wError("vgId:%d, file:%s, failed to open file since %s", pWal->vgId, pWal->path, strerror(errno));
-    return TAOS_SYSTEM_ERROR(errno);
-  }
-
-  wDebug("vgId:%d, file is initialized", pWal->vgId);
+  wDebug("vgId:%d, object is initialized", pWal->vgId);
   return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/wal/src/walWrite.c b/src/wal/src/walWrite.c
index f9bb5fe927..09b65fa567 100644
--- a/src/wal/src/walWrite.c
+++ b/src/wal/src/walWrite.c
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ int32_t walWrite(void *handle, SWalHead *pHead) {
   int32_t code = 0;
 
   // no wal
+  if (pWal->fd <= 0) return 0;
   if (pWal->level == TAOS_WAL_NOLOG) return 0;
   if (pHead->version <= pWal->version) return 0;