diff --git a/tests/script/general/parser/limit2.sim b/tests/script/general/parser/limit2.sim
index 61f817644a..5f71232585 100644
--- a/tests/script/general/parser/limit2.sim
+++ b/tests/script/general/parser/limit2.sim
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ print ====== tables created
 
 print ================== restart server to commit data into disk
 system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s stop -x SIGINT
+
+return
 sleep 3000
 system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s start
 print ================== server restart completed