diff --git a/iotdb-core/datanode/src/main/java/org/apache/iotdb/db/service/DataNode.java b/iotdb-core/datanode/src/main/java/org/apache/iotdb/db/service/DataNode.java
index c4b08f8f05a8..75ba44ff92af 100644
--- a/iotdb-core/datanode/src/main/java/org/apache/iotdb/db/service/DataNode.java
+++ b/iotdb-core/datanode/src/main/java/org/apache/iotdb/db/service/DataNode.java
@@ -321,8 +321,8 @@ protected void start() {
       }
 
     } catch (Throwable e) {
-      int exitStatusCode = retrieveExitStatusCode(e);
       logger.error("Fail to start server", e);
+      int exitStatusCode = retrieveExitStatusCode(e);
       stop();
       System.exit(exitStatusCode);
     }