diff --git a/src/mnode/src/mnodeSdb.c b/src/mnode/src/mnodeSdb.c
index 14558485aa..fe0cbb2212 100644
--- a/src/mnode/src/mnodeSdb.c
+++ b/src/mnode/src/mnodeSdb.c
@@ -273,6 +273,8 @@ static void sdbConfirmForward(void *ahandle, void *param, int32_t code) {
              tstrerror(code));
   }
 
+  if (((SSdbTable *)pOper->table)->tableId == SDB_TABLE_CTABLE)
+  pOper->retCode = TSDB_CODE_MND_APP_ERROR;
   // failed to forward, need revert insert
   if (pOper->retCode != TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS) {
     SWalHead *pHead = (void *)pOper + sizeof(SSdbOper) + SDB_SYNC_HACK;
@@ -281,7 +283,14 @@ static void sdbConfirmForward(void *ahandle, void *param, int32_t code) {
              ((SSdbTable *)pOper->table)->tableName, pOper->pObj, sdbGetKeyStr(pOper->table, pHead->cont),
              pHead->version, action, tstrerror(pOper->retCode));
     if (action == SDB_ACTION_INSERT) {
-      sdbDeleteHash(pOper->table, pOper);
+      // It's better to create a table in two stages, create it first and then set it success
+      //sdbDeleteHash(pOper->table, pOper);
+      SSdbOper oper = {
+        .type  = SDB_OPER_GLOBAL,
+        .table = pOper->table,
+        .pObj  = pOper->pObj
+      };
+      sdbDeleteRow(&oper);
     }
   }