diff --git a/tests/system-test/0-others/splitVGroupRep1.py b/tests/system-test/0-others/splitVGroupRep1.py
index 0b75a3e6e1..f799c9dbd8 100644
--- a/tests/system-test/0-others/splitVGroupRep1.py
+++ b/tests/system-test/0-others/splitVGroupRep1.py
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class TDTestCase:
         self.c2Sum = None
 
         # create database  db
-        sql = f"create database @db_name vgroups {self.vgroups1} replica 1"
+        sql = f"create database @db_name vgroups {self.vgroups1} replica 1 wal_retention_period 1 wal_retention_size 1"
         self.exeDouble(sql)
 
         # create super talbe st