diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.cpp b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.cpp
index d93dc8dd2..e799a8a4f 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.cpp
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.cpp
@@ -826,8 +826,6 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
             ((dbname != NULL) ? dbname : ""), errorMessages);
     }
 
-    fout->workingVersionNum = GetVersionNumFromServer(fout);
-
 #ifndef ENABLE_MULTIPLE_NODES
     /*
      * During gs_dump, PQfnumber() is matched according to the lowercase column name.
@@ -842,6 +840,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     }
 #endif
 
+    fout->workingVersionNum = GetVersionNumFromServer(fout);
+
     if (CheckIfStandby(fout)) {
         (void)remove(filename);
         exit_horribly(NULL, "%s is not supported on standby or cascade standby\n", progname);