diff --git a/include/libs/sync/sync.h b/include/libs/sync/sync.h
index b1fc046211..2ac25ff5e6 100644
--- a/include/libs/sync/sync.h
+++ b/include/libs/sync/sync.h
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ SSyncState  syncGetState(int64_t rid);
 void        syncGetRetryEpSet(int64_t rid, SEpSet* pEpSet);
 const char* syncStr(ESyncState state);
 
-SSyncCfg  syncNodeGetConfig(int64_t rid);
+int32_t    syncNodeGetConfig(int64_t rid, SSyncCfg *cfg);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeCommit.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeCommit.c
index a54297af85..136168c5cc 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeCommit.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeCommit.c
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ static int32_t vnodePrepareCommit(SVnode *pVnode, SCommitInfo *pInfo) {
 
   tsem_wait(&pVnode->canCommit);
 
-  pVnode->config.syncCfg = syncNodeGetConfig(pVnode->sync);
+  if(syncNodeGetConfig(pVnode->sync, &pVnode->config.syncCfg) != 0) goto _exit;
 
   pVnode->state.commitTerm = pVnode->state.applyTerm;
 
diff --git a/source/libs/sync/src/syncMain.c b/source/libs/sync/src/syncMain.c
index 9c903dcbf8..e8cece60e9 100644
--- a/source/libs/sync/src/syncMain.c
+++ b/source/libs/sync/src/syncMain.c
@@ -106,20 +106,19 @@ _err:
   return -1;
 }
 
-SSyncCfg syncNodeGetConfig(int64_t rid){
+int32_t syncNodeGetConfig(int64_t rid, SSyncCfg *cfg){
   SSyncNode* pSyncNode = syncNodeAcquire(rid);
 
-  SSyncCfg cfg = {0};
   if (pSyncNode == NULL) {
     sError("failed to acquire rid:%" PRId64 " of tsNodeReftId for pSyncNode", rid);
-    return cfg;
+    return -1;
   }
 
-  cfg = pSyncNode->raftCfg.cfg;
+  *cfg = pSyncNode->raftCfg.cfg;
 
   syncNodeRelease(pSyncNode);
 
-  return cfg;
+  return 0;
 }
 
 void syncStop(int64_t rid) {