diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaEntry.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaEntry.c
index 49f9dfa85a..7ec73a6abb 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaEntry.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaEntry.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ int metaEncodeEntry(SEncoder *pCoder, const SMetaEntry *pME) {
   TAOS_CHECK_RETURN(tEncodeI8(pCoder, pME->type));
   TAOS_CHECK_RETURN(tEncodeI64(pCoder, pME->uid));
 
-  if (pME->type < 0) {
+  if (pME->type > 0) {
     if (pME->name == NULL) {
       return TSDB_CODE_INVALID_PARA;
     }
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ int metaDecodeEntry(SDecoder *pCoder, SMetaEntry *pME) {
   TAOS_CHECK_RETURN(tDecodeI64(pCoder, &pME->version));
   TAOS_CHECK_RETURN(tDecodeI8(pCoder, &pME->type));
   TAOS_CHECK_RETURN(tDecodeI64(pCoder, &pME->uid));
-  if (pME->type < 0) {
+
+  if (pME->type > 0) {
     TAOS_CHECK_RETURN(tDecodeCStr(pCoder, &pME->name));
 
     if (pME->type == TSDB_SUPER_TABLE) {
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaEntry2.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaEntry2.c
index 46117f19d9..a369afaad1 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaEntry2.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaEntry2.c
@@ -98,6 +98,12 @@ static int32_t metaSchemaTableInsert(SMeta *pMeta, const SMetaEntry *pEntry) {
     return code;
   }
 
+  value = taosMemoryMalloc(valueSize);
+  if (NULL == value) {
+    metaErr(vgId, terrno);
+    return terrno;
+  }
+
   tEncoderInit(&encoder, value, valueSize);
   code = tEncodeSSchemaWrapper(&encoder, pSchema);
   if (TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS != code) {