diff --git a/tests/system-test/0-others/taosShell.py b/tests/system-test/0-others/taosShell.py
index 1fec9a0c41..079440935b 100644
--- a/tests/system-test/0-others/taosShell.py
+++ b/tests/system-test/0-others/taosShell.py
@@ -290,8 +290,12 @@ class TDTestCase:
         sqlFile = pwd + "/0-others/sql.txt"
         sql1 = "echo create database " + newDbName + " > " + sqlFile
         sql2 = "echo use " + newDbName + " >> " + sqlFile
-        sql3 = "echo create table ntbf (ts timestamp, c binary(40)) >> " + sqlFile
-        sql4 = "echo insert into ntbf values (\"2021-04-01 08:00:00.000\", \"test taos -f1\")(\"2021-04-01 08:00:01.000\", \"test taos -f2\") >> " + sqlFile 
+        if platform.system().lower() == 'windows':
+            sql3 = "echo create table ntbf (ts timestamp, c binary(40)) >> " + sqlFile
+            sql4 = "echo insert into ntbf values (\"2021-04-01 08:00:00.000\", \"test taos -f1\")(\"2021-04-01 08:00:01.000\", \"test taos -f2\") >> " + sqlFile 
+        else:
+            sql3 = "echo create table ntbf \(ts timestamp, c binary\(40\)\) >> " + sqlFile
+            sql4 = "echo insert into ntbf values \(\"2021-04-01 08:00:00.000\", \"test taos -f1\"\)\(\"2021-04-01 08:00:01.000\", \"test taos -f2\"\) >> " + sqlFile 
         sql5 = "echo show databases >> " + sqlFile       
         os.system(sql1)       
         os.system(sql2)       
diff --git a/tests/system-test/0-others/taosShellError.py b/tests/system-test/0-others/taosShellError.py
index 14da924c94..9f1e7d8693 100644
--- a/tests/system-test/0-others/taosShellError.py
+++ b/tests/system-test/0-others/taosShellError.py
@@ -218,8 +218,12 @@ class TDTestCase:
         sqlFile = pwd + "/0-others/sql.txt"
         sql1 = "echo create database " + newDbName + " > " + sqlFile
         sql2 = "echo use " + newDbName + " >> " + sqlFile
-        sql3 = "echo create table ntbf (ts timestamp, c binary(40)) no this item >> " + sqlFile
-        sql4 = "echo insert into ntbf values (\"2021-04-01 08:00:00.000\", \"test taos -f1\")(\"2021-04-01 08:00:01.000\", \"test taos -f2\") >> " + sqlFile 
+        if platform.system().lower() == 'windows':
+            sql3 = "echo create table ntbf (ts timestamp, c binary(40)) no this item >> " + sqlFile
+            sql4 = "echo insert into ntbf values (\"2021-04-01 08:00:00.000\", \"test taos -f1\")(\"2021-04-01 08:00:01.000\", \"test taos -f2\") >> " + sqlFile 
+        else:
+            sql3 = "echo create table ntbf \(ts timestamp, c binary\(40\)\) no this item >> " + sqlFile
+            sql4 = "echo insert into ntbf values \(\"2021-04-01 08:00:00.000\", \"test taos -f1\"\)\(\"2021-04-01 08:00:01.000\", \"test taos -f2\"\) >> " + sqlFile 
         sql5 = "echo show databases >> " + sqlFile       
         os.system(sql1)       
         os.system(sql2)