diff --git a/src/vnode/src/vnodeMain.c b/src/vnode/src/vnodeMain.c
index 35ab13e35d..1da6c58224 100644
--- a/src/vnode/src/vnodeMain.c
+++ b/src/vnode/src/vnodeMain.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ int32_t vnodeAlter(void *vparam, SCreateVnodeMsg *pVnodeCfg) {
 
   // vnode in non-ready state and still needs to return success instead of TSDB_CODE_VND_INVALID_STATUS
   // cfgVersion can be corrected by status msg
-  if (vnodeSetUpdatingStatus(pVnode) != 0) {
+  if (!vnodeSetUpdatingStatus(pVnode)) {
     vDebug("vgId:%d, vnode is not ready, do alter operation later", pVnode->vgId);
     return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
   }