diff --git a/tests/parallel_test/cases.task b/tests/parallel_test/cases.task
index 00a17c8c96..dbcf002bf6 100644
--- a/tests/parallel_test/cases.task
+++ b/tests/parallel_test/cases.task
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@
 ,,y,system-test,./pytest.sh python3 ./test.py -f 0-others/persisit_config.py
 ,,y,system-test,./pytest.sh python3 ./test.py -f 0-others/qmemCtrl.py
 ,,y,system-test,./pytest.sh python3 ./test.py -f 0-others/compact_vgroups.py
-
+,,y,system-test,./pytest.sh python3 ./test.py -f 0-others/compact.py -N 3
 
 ,,y,system-test,./pytest.sh python3 ./test.py -f 1-insert/composite_primary_key_create.py
 ,,y,system-test,./pytest.sh python3 ./test.py -f 1-insert/composite_primary_key_insert.py
diff --git a/tests/system-test/0-others/compact.py b/tests/system-test/0-others/compact.py
index e51926cc28..eb2938e399 100644
--- a/tests/system-test/0-others/compact.py
+++ b/tests/system-test/0-others/compact.py
@@ -71,9 +71,10 @@ class TDTestCase:
             time.sleep(1)
 
             count +=1
-            tdLog.info("loop%d"%count)
+            #tdLog.info("loop%d"%count)
 
-        #self.Fun.executeSQL("kill compact %d"%tdSql.queryResult[0][1])
+        if row1 != 0 or row2 != 0:
+            tdLog.exit("compact failed")
         
     
     def stop(self):