diff --git a/source/libs/catalog/src/catalog.c b/source/libs/catalog/src/catalog.c
index e87fdba71d..a3019d8d56 100644
--- a/source/libs/catalog/src/catalog.c
+++ b/source/libs/catalog/src/catalog.c
@@ -2304,8 +2304,6 @@ int32_t catalogInit(SCatalogCfg *cfg) {
     CTG_ERR_RET(TSDB_CODE_CTG_INTERNAL_ERROR);
   }
 
-  CTG_ERR_RET(ctgStartUpdateThread());
-
   tsem_init(&gCtgMgmt.queue.reqSem, 0, 0);
   tsem_init(&gCtgMgmt.queue.rspSem, 0, 0);
 
@@ -2316,6 +2314,8 @@ int32_t catalogInit(SCatalogCfg *cfg) {
   }
   gCtgMgmt.queue.tail = gCtgMgmt.queue.head;
 
+  CTG_ERR_RET(ctgStartUpdateThread());
+
   qDebug("catalog initialized, maxDb:%u, maxTbl:%u, dbRentSec:%u, stbRentSec:%u", gCtgMgmt.cfg.maxDBCacheNum, gCtgMgmt.cfg.maxTblCacheNum, gCtgMgmt.cfg.dbRentSec, gCtgMgmt.cfg.stbRentSec);
 
   return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;