diff --git a/src/system/detail/src/vnodeFile.c b/src/system/detail/src/vnodeFile.c
index fdafc01352..132ee3f7de 100644
--- a/src/system/detail/src/vnodeFile.c
+++ b/src/system/detail/src/vnodeFile.c
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ int vnodeOpenCommitFiles(SVnodeObj *pVnode, int noTempLast) {
   if (numOfFiles >= pVnode->numOfFiles) {
     // create empty header files backward
     filesAdded = numOfFiles - pVnode->numOfFiles + 1;
+    assert(filesAdded <= pVnode->maxFiles + 2);
     for (int i = 0; i < filesAdded; ++i) {
       fileId = pVnode->fileId - pVnode->numOfFiles - i;
       if (vnodeCreateEmptyCompFile(vnode, fileId) < 0)