diff --git a/source/libs/wal/src/walMeta.c b/source/libs/wal/src/walMeta.c
index 4f8846d0ec..f70f423436 100644
--- a/source/libs/wal/src/walMeta.c
+++ b/source/libs/wal/src/walMeta.c
@@ -81,11 +81,9 @@ static FORCE_INLINE int64_t walScanLogGetLastVer(SWal* pWal, int32_t fileIdx) {
   int64_t  recoverSize = end - offset;
 
   if (2 * tsWalFsyncDataSizeLimit < recoverSize) {
-    wError("vgId:%d, possibly corrupted WAL range exceeds size limit (i.e. %" PRId64 " bytes). offset:%" PRId64
-           ", end:%" PRId64 ", file:%s",
-           pWal->cfg.vgId, 2 * tsWalFsyncDataSizeLimit, offset, end, fnameStr);
-    terrno = TSDB_CODE_WAL_SIZE_LIMIT;
-    goto _err;
+    wWarn("vgId:%d, possibly corrupted WAL range exceeds size limit (i.e. %" PRId64 " bytes). offset:%" PRId64
+          ", end:%" PRId64 ", file:%s",
+          pWal->cfg.vgId, 2 * tsWalFsyncDataSizeLimit, offset, end, fnameStr);
   }
 
   // search for the valid last WAL entry, e.g. block by block