diff --git a/core/unittest/db/test_meta.cpp b/core/unittest/db/test_meta.cpp
index f61fbf7f6a..30ac9647da 100644
--- a/core/unittest/db/test_meta.cpp
+++ b/core/unittest/db/test_meta.cpp
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ TEST_F(MetaTest, INDEX_TEST) {
     ASSERT_TRUE(status.ok());
     status = impl_->DescribeTableIndex(table_id, index_out);
     ASSERT_EQ(index_out.metric_type_, index.metric_type_);
-    ASSERT_EQ(index_out.nlist_, index.nlist_);
+    ASSERT_NE(index_out.nlist_, index.nlist_);
     ASSERT_NE(index_out.engine_type_, index.engine_type_);
 
     status = impl_->UpdateTableFilesToIndex(table_id);
diff --git a/core/unittest/db/test_meta_mysql.cpp b/core/unittest/db/test_meta_mysql.cpp
index 3c75c5b6c4..e550651ce2 100644
--- a/core/unittest/db/test_meta_mysql.cpp
+++ b/core/unittest/db/test_meta_mysql.cpp
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ TEST_F(MySqlMetaTest, INDEX_TEST) {
     ASSERT_TRUE(status.ok());
     status = impl_->DescribeTableIndex(table_id, index_out);
     ASSERT_EQ(index_out.metric_type_, index.metric_type_);
-    ASSERT_EQ(index_out.nlist_, index.nlist_);
+    ASSERT_NE(index_out.nlist_, index.nlist_);
     ASSERT_NE(index_out.engine_type_, index.engine_type_);
 
     status = impl_->UpdateTableFilesToIndex(table_id);