diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbMergeTree.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbMergeTree.c
index e55ede560e..e9761d8c87 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbMergeTree.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbMergeTree.c
@@ -1004,6 +1004,10 @@ int32_t tMergeTreeOpen2(SMergeTree *pMTree, SMergeTreeConf *pConf, SSttDataInfoF
           pSttDataInfo->numOfRows += numOfRows;
         }
       } else {
+        if(terrno != TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS) {
+          code = terrno;
+          goto _end;
+        }
         if (!pMTree->ignoreEarlierTs) {
           pMTree->ignoreEarlierTs = pIter->ignoreEarlierTs;
         }