diff --git a/docs/examples/node/nativeexample/subscribe_demo.js b/docs/examples/node/nativeexample/subscribe_demo.js
index c4f7e6df84..5b65e1c907 100644
--- a/docs/examples/node/nativeexample/subscribe_demo.js
+++ b/docs/examples/node/nativeexample/subscribe_demo.js
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ function runConsumer() {
         console.log(msg.topicPartition);
         console.log(msg.block);
         console.log(msg.fields)
-        consumer.commit(msg);
+        // fixme(@xiaolei): commented temp, should be fixed.
+        //consumer.commit(msg);
         console.log(`=======consumer ${i} done`)
     }
 
@@ -48,4 +49,4 @@ try {
         cursor.close();
         conn.close();
     }, 2000);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}