diff --git a/src/vnode/src/vnodeMain.c b/src/vnode/src/vnodeMain.c
index cac1030a93..9ae0588771 100644
--- a/src/vnode/src/vnodeMain.c
+++ b/src/vnode/src/vnodeMain.c
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ int32_t vnodeOpen(int32_t vnode, char *rootDir) {
   syncInfo.vgId = pVnode->vgId;
   syncInfo.version = pVnode->version;
   syncInfo.syncCfg = pVnode->syncCfg;
-  sprintf(syncInfo.path, "%s/tsdb/", rootDir);
+  sprintf(syncInfo.path, "%s", rootDir);
   syncInfo.ahandle = pVnode;
   syncInfo.getWalInfo = vnodeGetWalInfo;
   syncInfo.getFileInfo = vnodeGetFileInfo;
diff --git a/src/vnode/src/vnodeWrite.c b/src/vnode/src/vnodeWrite.c
index 26808f2e4e..cfcc9cd847 100644
--- a/src/vnode/src/vnodeWrite.c
+++ b/src/vnode/src/vnodeWrite.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ int32_t vnodeProcessWrite(void *param1, int qtype, void *param2, void *item) {
       return TSDB_CODE_NOT_ACTIVE_VNODE;
 
     if (pVnode->syncCfg.replica > 1 && pVnode->role != TAOS_SYNC_ROLE_MASTER)
-      return TSDB_CODE_NO_MASTER;
+      return TSDB_CODE_NOT_READY;
 
     // assign version
     pVnode->version++;
@@ -74,15 +74,15 @@ int32_t vnodeProcessWrite(void *param1, int qtype, void *param2, void *item) {
 
   // write into WAL
   code = walWrite(pVnode->wal, pHead);
-  if ( code < 0) return code;
- 
+  if (code < 0) return code;
+
+  int32_t syncCode = syncForwardToPeer(pVnode->sync, pHead, item);
+  if (syncCode < 0) return syncCode;
+
   code = (*vnodeProcessWriteMsgFp[pHead->msgType])(pVnode, pHead->cont, item);
   if (code < 0) return code;
 
-  if (pVnode->syncCfg.replica > 1) 
-    code = syncForwardToPeer(pVnode->sync, pHead, item);
-
-  return code;
+  return syncCode;
 }
 
 static int32_t vnodeProcessSubmitMsg(SVnodeObj *pVnode, void *pCont, SRspRet *pRet) {
diff --git a/src/wal/src/walMain.c b/src/wal/src/walMain.c
index 6a4ecee1c3..ad33391b98 100644
--- a/src/wal/src/walMain.c
+++ b/src/wal/src/walMain.c
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ int walGetWalFile(void *handle, char *name, uint32_t *index) {
   if (*index < first && *index > pWal->id) {
     code = -1;  // index out of range
   } else { 
-    sprintf(name, "%s/%s%d", pWal->path, walPrefix, *index);
+    sprintf(name, "wal/%s%d", walPrefix, *index);
     code = (*index == pWal->id) ? 0:1;
   }