diff --git a/src/system/detail/src/vnodeFile.c b/src/system/detail/src/vnodeFile.c
index ae92ce44a3..ecdb70de74 100644
--- a/src/system/detail/src/vnodeFile.c
+++ b/src/system/detail/src/vnodeFile.c
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ int vnodeCreateHeadDataFile(int vnode, int fileId, char *headName, char *dataNam
 
   char *path = vnodeGetDataDir(vnode, fileId);
   if (path == NULL) {
+    dError("vid:%d, fileId:%d, failed to get dataDir", vnode, fileId);
     return -1;
   }