diff --git a/source/libs/parser/src/astToMsg.c b/source/libs/parser/src/astToMsg.c
index 9d57fa87f7..1b46faecec 100644
--- a/source/libs/parser/src/astToMsg.c
+++ b/source/libs/parser/src/astToMsg.c
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ static int32_t setKeepOption(SCreateDbMsg* pMsg, const SCreateDbInfo* pCreateDb,
 //    pMsg->daysToKeep0 = htonl((int32_t)p0->pVar.i64);
 //    pMsg->daysToKeep1 = htonl((int32_t)p1->pVar.i64);
 //    pMsg->daysToKeep2 = htonl((int32_t)p2->pVar.i64);
-
   }
 
   return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
@@ -152,7 +151,9 @@ SCreateDbMsg* buildCreateDbMsg(SCreateDbInfo* pCreateDbInfo, char* msgBuf, int32
   SMsgBuf msg = {.buf = msgBuf, .len = msgLen};
   if (setDbOptions(pCreateMsg, pCreateDbInfo, &msg) != TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS) {
     tfree(pCreateMsg);
-    return TSDB_CODE_TSC_INVALID_OPERATION;
+    terrno = TSDB_CODE_TSC_INVALID_OPERATION;
+
+    return NULL;
   }
 
   return pCreateMsg;
diff --git a/source/libs/parser/src/astValidate.c b/source/libs/parser/src/astValidate.c
index 099932a479..135774cd3b 100644
--- a/source/libs/parser/src/astValidate.c
+++ b/source/libs/parser/src/astValidate.c
@@ -4171,7 +4171,6 @@ static int32_t doCheckDbOptions(SCreateDbMsg* pCreate, SMsgBuf* pMsgBuf) {
   return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-
 int32_t qParserValidateDclSqlNode(SSqlInfo* pInfo, int64_t id, void** output, int32_t* outputLen, int32_t* type, char* msgBuf, int32_t msgBufLen) {
   int32_t code = 0;