diff --git a/src/client/src/tscAsync.c b/src/client/src/tscAsync.c
index 639de294e6..003eddc8d2 100644
--- a/src/client/src/tscAsync.c
+++ b/src/client/src/tscAsync.c
@@ -405,11 +405,11 @@ void tscTableMetaCallBack(void *param, TAOS_RES *res, int code) {
   SSqlRes *pRes = &pSql->res;
   pRes->code = code;
 
+  const char* msg = (pCmd->command == TSDB_SQL_STABLEVGROUP)? "vgroup-list":"table-meta";
   if (code != TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS) {
-    tscError("%p get tableMeta failed, code:%s", pSql, tstrerror(code));
+    tscError("%p get %s failed, code:%s", pSql, msg, tstrerror(code));
     goto _error;
   } else {
-    const char* msg = (pCmd->command == TSDB_SQL_STABLEVGROUP)? "vgroup-list":"table-meta";
     tscDebug("%p get %s successfully", pSql, msg);
   }